https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/1132/fullTea and coffee serviceca.1727-1730Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryOverall: 9 x 17.1 cm (3 9/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Overall: 4 5/16 x 3 1/2 in. (11 x 8.9 cm)
Overall: 1 x 4 3/4 in. (2.6 x 12 cm)
Overall: 1 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (4.3 x 7 cm)
Overall: 1 x 4 3/4 in. (2.5 x 12 cm)
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (3.8 x 7.3 cm)
Overall: 1 x 4 3/4 x 3/8 in. (2.5 x 12 x 1 cm)
Overall: 1 9/16 x 1 1/16 in. (4 x 2.8 cm)
Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 15/16 in. (4.2 x 7.4 cm)
Overall: 1 x 4 3/4 in. (2.5 x 12 cm)
Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 13/16 in. (4.2 x 7.2 cm)
Overall: 1 x 4 5/8 in. (2.5 x 11.7 cm)
Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 11/16 in. (4.4 x 6.8 cm)hard-paste porcelain, enamel, gold, press moulded, and thrown.Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.596.1-11a-b1Meissen tea and coffee service, painted on a magnificent yellow ground with Kakiemon decoration of peonies and other Asian-style flowers in iron-red, puce, purple, blue and gold, and having scattered insects and birds.
The service comprising:
One coffee pot and lid, one tea pot and lid, one sugar bowl and lid, one tea canister and lid, one slop basin, six teabowls and six saucers.18th Century European PorcelainGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain1828911268GermanAugustus II (1694-1733)Crossed swords in underglaze blue or puce enamels, teabowls with "caduceus" mark in underglaze blue