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Tea bowl and saucer

Producer: Meissen

Tea bowl and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, tea bowl standing on a foot rim, flared sides, everted lip; decorated in polychrome enamels, on one side with a landscape, three figures to the left sitting on a rock, river and tower to right, the other side with a landscape with river, three figures standing on river edge, one pointing to left, one facing away, one bending near barrel, two figures in boat, both within elaborate gilt and brown cartouches with patternwork and webbing, bottom decorated with a purple enamel riverscape with three figures to the right with barrel and boat to left, within two purple concentric lines, ornamental gilt border to inner lip. Saucer standing on a foot rim, spreading body, everted lip; decorated in polychrome enamels with a harbour scene, two main figures to left of foreground with packages, centre with a boat being loaded, within an elaborate gilt and brown cartouche with patternwork and webbing, ornamental gilt border to lip, gilt band to foot rim.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 33329

Creation/Production

Meissen
Role: Production
Date: 1740 ca

Acquisition

Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton

Measurements

Height: 4.3 (tea bowl)cm
diam(cm):7.6
Height: 2.5 (saucer)cm
diam(cm):12

Techniques

press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
painted
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art

Material

hard-paste porcelain

Location

In store

Categories

Cerameg | Ceramics Celf Gymhwysol | Applied Art
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