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A round white plate with a gold rim. A cluster of four purple flowers with greenery is in the center. Three other flower groups are around the edge.

A round white plate with a gold rim. A cluster of four purple flowers with greenery is in the center. Three other flower groups are around the edge. The one at the top center is pink, the lower right is blue, and the lower left is red-orange. A circle indentation is seen, showing the dimensionality of the plate and where a cup would sit on it.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1928.129.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/231818

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 decorated with polychrome enamels
Dimensions
2.5 × 14.6 cm (1 × 5 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: bottom, underglaze blue: [crossed swords] / *
  • maker's mark: bottom, incised: 7 [thrower's/modeler's mark]
  • maker's mark: bottom, overglaze blue: 4 [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
1928.129.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

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