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Armorial Beaker from “Green Watteau” Service and Period Case

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)
Datec.1745-1747
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; chamois-lined wood and leather case
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.653.1): 8.6 x 6.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.) Overall (G83.1.653.2): 4 5/16 x 3 11/16 in. (10.9 x 9.3 cm)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue
DescriptionA Meissen armorial beaker of octafoil section painted in Kupfergrun with Watteauesque vignettes divided by vertical gilt bands. It is reserved with white foliage and with further gilding below. It has the crowned Allianzwappen of Bourbon Palmer, Saxony with the Golden Fleece, and the Polish Order of the White. It has a fitted tooled morocco case.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.653.1 -2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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