https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15346/fullTeabowl and saucer painted by J.F.Metzsch (d. 1766)ca.1730 decorated in BayreuthMeissen Porcelain ManufactoryOverall (G83.1.769.1): 2 x 3 in. (5.1 x 7.6 cm)
Overall (G83.1.769.2): 1 x 5 in. (2.5 x 12.7 cm)hard-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.769.1-20Meissen Hausmalerei teabowl and saucer decorated at Bayreuth by J.F. Metzsch. The three panels are painted with Cupid playing with hearts and blowing at flowers. It has gilt scrolls, cornucopias of fruit, and puce ribbons suspending bouquets of flowers and leaves. At the top masks are surmounted by baskets of flowers and with shaped gilt borders.Hausmaler-decorated Porcelain18th Century European PorcelainGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain - Hausmalerei1852681355GermanInscribed: Vergebene muh Angenehn doch unbestandig Zur Erinnerung, within oval cartouches
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