A round white plate with gold around the rim. A large pink rose is in the center. Two pink roses are around the edge, along with a sprig of greenery.
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A round white plate with gold around the rim. A large pink rose is in the center. Two pink roses are around the edge, one at the top, and one at the lower right, along with a sprig of greenery at the lower left. A shadow of a circle seems to show the indentation of where a vessel may sit atop the plate.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1928.128.A
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Title
Saucer
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1774-1814
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231817

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
2.9 × 13.3 cm (1 1/8 × 5 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: bottom, underglaze blue: [crossed swords]
  • maker's mark: bottom, inscribed: 21, A: 3 [which indicate thrower's/modeler's marks, and model number]
  • maker's mark: bottom, overglaze black: 91 [may indicate a painter's mark]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Edward P. Bliss, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1928

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Edward P. Bliss
Accession Year
1928
Object Number
1928.128.A
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • William Chaffers, Marks & Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain, Borden Publishing Company (Los Angeles, CA, 1946), p. 480

Exhibition History

Verification Level

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