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Vase and Cover (one of a pair)

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, black enamel (schwarzlot), gilding.
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  • A work made of hard-paste porcelain, black enamel (schwarzlot), gilding.

Date:

1715/20

Artist:

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
German, founded 1710
Decorated by Ignaz Preissler (German, 1676-1741)

About this artwork

These rare vases represent two significant contributions to the history of European ceramics: the earliest form of European hard-paste porcelain, developed at the Meissen Manufactory by Johann Friedrich Böttger (German, 1682–1719); and the virtuoso Schwartzlot (black enamel) decoration and gilding of Ignaz Preissler (German, 1676–1741), who came from a distinguished family of glass and ceramic decorators.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Title

Vase and Cover (one of a pair)

Place

Meissen (Object made in)

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1715–1720

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, black enamel (schwarzlot), gilding

Dimensions

21.2 × 7.8 × 8.8 cm (8 5/16 × 3 1/16 × 3 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by The Antiquarian Society through Mrs. Edgar J. Uihlein

Reference Number

1984.81a-b

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