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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR61.20
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Title
Tureen with German Flower Decoration
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
after 1755
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/348954

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
Dimensions
35.6 cm (14 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • (not assigned): Incised: No. 3. B 58
  • manufacturer's mark: faintly visible, on bottom of unglazed base: crossed swords in blue

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger, New York, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1961

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger
Accession Year
1961
Object Number
BR61.20
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Oval, with double scroll handles and domed cover with figure of seated Cupid holding a cornucopia. Tureen decorated with scattered flowers.

Verification Level

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