Coffee can with "Hieroglyphs" pattern
Manufacturer
Minton
(English, founded 1793)
CultureEnglish
OriginStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Dateca.1805
MediumBone china, brown enamel and gold
DimensionsOverall: 6.3 x 8.5 x 6.3 cm (2 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
MarkingsPattern number "135" in iron-red enamel.
DescriptionMinton coffee can, cylindrical with ring handles. It has monochrome painted in dark brown enamel with incised details. It has four panels decorated with mythological animals, and line bands with details in gold.
Credit LineGift of N. Robert Cumming
Object numberG01.10.9
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Minton
ca.1805-1816
Object number: G95.8.22.1-2
