Saucer
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Dateca.1725; decorated in Augsburg
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, silvering
DimensionsOverall: 2.2 x 12.2 cm (7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionMeissen Hausmaler saucer, painted by Elisabeth Auffenwerth with a mythological scene of a young man sleeping on puce and yellow drapery. His gilt staff is to one side, and he is being visited by Diana, who is wearing a billowing iron-red drapery over her puce robe. Standing on a worn gilt crescent moon, and a deer to her side. This image is against a schwarzlot landscape within an oxidized silver border of flowerheads and scrollwork. The rim and footrim has an oxidized silver band border.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.716
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German Porcelain - HausmalereiStatus
On view
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