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A white vessel with a lid, both with gold and pink edged decoration. Lid and body of vessel are decorated by two birds sitting on a branch.
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  • A white vessel with a lid, both with gold and pink edged decoration. Lid and body of vessel are decorated by two birds sitting on a branch.

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Sugar Bowl and Cover
Now On View

Maker

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present)

Title

Sugar Bowl and Cover

Year

ca. 1760

Medium

  • Porcelain with enamels,
  • glaze,
  • and gilding

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Porcelain with enamels,
  • glaze,
  • and gilding

Materials

porcelain, enamel, glaze, gilt paint

Geography

Place Made: Meissen

Dimensions

Height: 10.2 cm (4 inches) (with cover)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Susan Martin Allien

Object Number

35.612

Type

  • Ceramics

Articles

Arlene Shechet Interviewed by Judith Tannenbaum
I Can Taste It Now

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Jul 20, 2025

Label copy

Meissen, the first European company to unlock the secrets of producing porcelain, excelled in creating elaborate services intricately decorated with imagery of flora and fauna painted in polychrome enamels that often were accented with gilding. Each piece in this coffee service features different types of birds rendered so accurately that they can be identified by species.

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

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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present)
Sugar Bowl and Cover, ca. 1760
Porcelain with enamels, glaze, and gilding
Height: 10.2 cm (4 inches) (with cover)
Bequest of Susan Martin Allien 35.612

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