Lidded yellow box shaped like a lemon. Molded green leaves with a large bud and small pink flowers are applied to the top and wrap around the side.
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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Lemon-Shaped Box

Maker

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present)

Title

Lemon-Shaped Box

Year

1740-1750

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

porcelain

Geography

Place Made: Meissen

Dimensions

8.3 cm (3 1/4 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Unmarked

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Abby Rockefeller Mauzé

Object Number

78.046.35

Type

Articles

Arlene Shechet Interviewed by Judith Tannenbaum

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

Much of the rum produced in colonial New England was consumed domestically, sometimes in punch, a popular celebratory, and often communal, drink. Believed to derive from the Sanskrit word pañca, meaning five, punch was made from water mixed with ingredients central to the era’s commercial shipping expeditions—citrus fruit, rum, sugar, and spices. Many Chinese porcelain punch bowls made for export to the West found their way to Providence through maritime activities known as the China Trade, which brought prosperity to many residents of the city.

Arlene Shechet
Meissen Recast
Jan 17, 2014 – Jul 06, 2014

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Tombstone

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present)
Lemon-Shaped Box, 1740-1750
Porcelain with enamels and glaze
8.3 cm (3 1/4 inches) (height)
Gift of the Estate of Abby Rockefeller Mauzé 78.046.35

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