https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/5064/fullPartial Krokus Coffee Service1896[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@8781]Porcelain, enamelsThe large German porcelain factories were slow to adopt the Jugendstil and the Krokus -déjeuner service marks a turning point for Meissen and other factories. The design was originally made for a competition for “a modern and inexpensive déjeuner (breakfast service) in both shape and decoration,” held by the Meissen management in 1896. Inspired by the crocus blossom - both in the vessel’s shape and in its high-temperature shades of color - Hentschel designed the déjeuner along the lines of the floral art nouveau. The design was exhibited at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900; with more than 25 sets sold, it was considered a great success. Between 1902 and 1904, Hentschel expanded the breakfast service into a larger dinner and tea service. The Krokus-Déjeuner played a pioneering role in the field of utility porcelain in the art nouveau manner. The first example of the genre, it stimulated further experiments by other artists at Meissen.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@42chttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/4942/rdf