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Sugar Caster with Cover (one of a pair)

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.
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  • A work made of hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Date:

c. 1737

Artist:

Meissen Porcelain Factory
German, founded 1710
Modeled by Johann J. Kandler (German, 1706-1775)

About this artwork

By the 17th century, many European nations were trading heavily in the Orient, importing such products as tea, chocolate, furniture, silk, and porcelain. The discovery in the 18th century of the secret method the Chinese used to make porcelain was one of the most important achievements of the royal Meissen porcelain factory near Dresden. The tureen from this centerpiece and stand with a pair of sugar casters, designed by Meissen’s chief modeler, Johann Joachim Kändler, would have been filled with lemons. Very sculptural in quality, the ensemble is animated with Oriental figures, Buddhas, imaginary birds, antique masks, flowers, and insects.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Title

Sugar Caster with Cover (one of a pair)

Place

Meissen (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1732–1742

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding

Dimensions

19.7 × 8.9 × 7.7 cm (7 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 in.)

Credit Line

Louise D. Smith Fund, Edward Byron Smith Charitable Fund, Robert Allerton Fund, Mrs. Edward I. Rothschild Fund, Richard T. Crane, Jr. Memorial Fund

Reference Number

1984.1228a-b

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