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Pot, coffee
Producer: Meissen
Producer: Irminger, Johann Jakob (Irminger was the Dresden court silversmith and was closely involved with the Meissen porcelain manufactory during the first decade of its existence, responsible for overseeing design. He is listed in the manufactory personnel list of 1710, where his work is defined as 'so die Inventiones und neuen Desseins besorget', and he was almost solely responsible for the design of Böttger stoneware and porcelain. See R Rückert, 'Biographische Daten der Meißener Manufakturisten des 18. Jahrhunderts', p.82.)
Pear-shaped coffee pot in Bottger porcelain, standing on a shallow spreading foot, V shaped lip, neck moulded with pendant lappets, the lower body sprigged with seven acanthus leaves, C-Scroll handle; tall domed cover rising to a flat top, sprigged with five acanthus leaves, baluster finial; copper gilt collar to finial with chain to a clip on the handle.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30133
Creation/Production
Meissen
Role: Production
Irminger, Johann Jakob
Role: Factory
Date: 1715-1720 –
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height: 17 (pot)cm
l(cm):13.5
Width: 11.5cm
Height: 4.8 (cover)cm
Depth: 7.2cm
h(cm) overall:21.4
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
relief-decorated
decoration
Applied Art
modelled
forming
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
silver gilt
Location
Front Hall, North Balcony : Case J
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