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Tureen
Meissen porcelain factory
1735-1745
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Meissen porcelain factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Ormolu
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1996.0004.163 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens at Winterthur, Gift of John T. Dorrance, Jr.
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Object Number
1996.0004.163 A, B
Object Name
Tureen
Category
Ceramics - Campbell Collection
Creator (Role)
Meissen porcelain factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Origin Notes
Possible origin. Mounts perhaps France.
Date
1735-1745
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Blue plastic label with Cambell Collection number impressed "G 1998-2"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular New York dealer's label printed in red,
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Ormolu
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
17.992 (H) x 17.992 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.7 (H) x 45.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pietsch, Ulrich. 2011 Early Meissen Porcelain: The Wark Collection from the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens.
• Soup plate in similar "Bee" pattern: p. 250, no. 242, c. 1740, underglaze blue crossed swords and impressed "16" marks. See p. 463, no. 555, for c. 1750 plate with "Alt-Ozier" relief basketwork border, much like that on the Winterthur tureen.Book: Cummer Gallery of Art. 1984 The Wark Collection of Early Meissen Porcelain.
• Soup plate with same painted decoration: p. 212, no. 466, Meissen, c. 1740, blue crossed-swords mark, impressed 16. (See also above reference.)