https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/1284/fullPair of Teabowls and saucers with chinoiseriesca.1725; decoration ca.1730Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryOverall (G83.1.726.1 & G83.1.726.3): 4.5 x 7.1 cm (1 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Overall (G83.1.726.2 & G83.1.726.4): 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (2.2 x 14.3 cm)hard-paste porcelain, and gold.Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.726.1-40Meissen gold Chinese gadrooned teabowls and saucers painted at Augsburg with chinoiserie figures on terraces holding parasols with birds and insects above. They are among palm trees and flowering plants supported on scrolls and foliage within shaped quatrefoil cartouches reserved on a gold ground. The reverse of the saucers and exterior of teabowls has gadroons painted in gilt with scrolls and dots. The interior of the teabowls are painted with birds.Hausmaler-decorated Porcelain18th Century European PorcelainGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain - Hausmalerei1837241316GermanNone