Tureen with German Flower Decoration

Identification and Creation

Object Number: BR61.20
People: Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Title: Tureen with German Flower Decoration
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: after 1755
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/348954

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold

Dimensions

35.6 cm (14 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

(not assigned): Incised: No. 3. B 58
manufacturer's mark: faintly visible, on bottom of unglazed base: crossed swords in blue

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger, New York, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1961

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger
Accession Year: 1961
Object Number: BR61.20
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Oval, with double scroll handles and domed cover with figure of seated Cupid holding a cornucopia. Tureen decorated with scattered flowers.

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