Ceramics
Meissen porcelain factory (Maker)
Johann Balthasar Borrmann (Probable decorator)
Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
1772-1774
Porcelain (hard-paste)
Painted, Gilded, Molded
1972.0335.002
Object Number1972.0335.002 |
Plate or bowl (Soup plate or bowl)
Ceramics
Gift of the William P. Harbeson Trust
Meissen porcelain factory (Maker)
1710
Johann Balthasar Borrmann (Probable decorator)
1725-1784
Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
1772-1774
1. Mark; Underside; Crossed swords with a dot between the hilts in underglaze blue
2. Mark; Underside; Impressed "17"
3. Inscription; Underside; Title hand-inscribed in black enamel script on the reverse "Het Oostindisch Huis te/ Enkhuyzen"
4. Label; Underside; Circular printed paper label inscribed "G.M.59/ W. P. Harbeson/ MEISSEN" in black in handwritten and stamped letters.
Porcelain (hard-paste)
Painted, Gilded, Molded
1.752 (H) , 9.134 (Diam)
4.45 (H) , 23.2 (Diam)
This is one of two soup plates at Winterthur which are thought to have formed part of the Stadtholder of Holland service made at Meissen between around 1772 and 1774. The scenes on the service portray Dutch ports and harbors. The view shown here may be of the East India House in Enkhuyzen.