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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Ice Cream Pail

Maker

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present), manufacturer
Adam Friedrich von Löwenfinck (German, 1714 - 1754), designer

Title

Ice Cream Pail

Year

1727-1736

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Assembled: 30 x 28.2 x 18.8 cm (11 13/16 x 11 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift in honor of Houghton P. Metcalf, Jr.

Object Number

2020.9

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Sugar found its way into many desserts, including pies, rich custards and puddings made with cream and eggs, and ice cream, which was quite a novelty in the 1700s. Used to cut and seal the dough of pie crusts, pie crimpers were carved from marine ivory by sailors on whaling ships. The names of the makers of these wares, especially the men of color, are, unfortunately, often unknown. 

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Tombstone

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present), manufacturer
Adam Friedrich von Löwenfinck (German, 1714 - 1754), designer
Ice Cream Pail, 1727-1736
Porcelain with glaze, enamel and gilding
Assembled: 30 x 28.2 x 18.8 cm (11 13/16 x 11 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches)
Anonymous gift in honor of Houghton P. Metcalf, Jr. 2020.9

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