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A round white plate wiht painted designs in yellow, blue, red, and purple.
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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR58.21
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Title
Plate from the "Yellow Lion" Service
Other Titles
Title: Plate: plum blossoms and yellow tiger
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1728-31
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/223470

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1510, Modern and Contemporary Art, Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels
Dimensions
22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: Overglaze blue crossed swords
  • collector's mark: Johanneum mark: N=8-
    W
  • (not assigned): Incised on footring: /

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
August II, Elector of Saxony and King in Poland, The Japanese Palace, Dresden. Ilse Marthe Bischoff, Hartland, Vermont, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1958

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Ilse Bischoff
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
BR58.21
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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