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Plate or bowl (Soup plate or bowl)
Meissen porcelain factory, Johann Balthasar Borrmann
1772-1774
Description
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.
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Meissen porcelain factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Museum Object Number
1972.0335.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of the William P. Harbeson Trust
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Object Number
1972.0335.001
Object Name
Plate or bowl (Soup plate or bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Meissen porcelain factory (Maker); Johann Balthasar Borrmann (Probable decorator)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Date
1772-1774
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Crossed swords with a dot between the hilts in underglaze blue and a horizontal dash above
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Title hand-inscribed in black enamel script on the reverse "Het Oostindies Company / nis Huis te Middelburg"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular printed paper label inscribed "G.M.59/ W. P. Harbeson/ MEISSEN" in black in handwritten and stamped letters.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "17"
Type: Mark
Location: Footrim
Inscription: Painted in red enamel, "J"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Techniques
- Painted
- Gilded
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
1.693 (H) x 9.055 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.3 (H) x 23 (Diam)