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A white coffee pot with gold, pink, and floral decorations. The central decoration has two birds perched on branches.
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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Coffeepot with cover

Description

Maker

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present)

Title

Coffeepot with cover

Year

ca. 1760

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

porcelain, enamel, glaze, gilt paint

Geography

Place Made: Meissen

Dimensions

24.1 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Faint crossed swords mark, undeglazed. Gilders number 13.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Susan Martin Allien

Object Number

35.611ab

Type

Projects & Publications

Articles

Arlene Shechet Interviewed by Judith Tannenbaum

Exhibition History

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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Related Publications

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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present)
Coffeepot with cover, ca. 1760
Porcelain with enamels, glaze, and gilding
24.1 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches)
Bequest of Susan Martin Allien 35.611ab

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