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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2020.28
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Designed by Johann Joachim Kändler, German (Fischbach 1706-1775 Meissen)
Title
Tureen
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1730
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/366705

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1510, Modern and Contemporary Art, Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gold
Technique
Mold-made

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Possibly sold [through Sotheby's] [1]; to Ilse Bischoff, Hartland, Vermont, by 1953, [2] bequest; to Timotheus Pohl, Hartland Vermont, December 5, 1990, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2020

Notes
[1] A handwritten note inside of the tureen indicates it was purchased from Sotheby's

[2] The tureen is mentioned and illustrated in an article published by Ilse Bischof in "The Magazine Antiques," in June 1953, at which time it was already in her possession.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Timotheus R. Pohl
Accession Year
2020
Object Number
2020.28
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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