Dinner set
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1745 - circa 1755
Materials
Hard paste porcelain with gold line bands
Place of origin
Meissen
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Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270560
Summary
A 35-piece partial assembled Meissen tableservice, hard paste porcelain, with ‘ozier’ (basket) moulded rims, painted with naturalistic ‘Duetsches Blumen’ (German flowers’ and gold line bands, comprising of 17 saucer and serving dishes in graduated sizes and 18 plates, crossed swords makers mark in underglaze blue. Germany, Meissen, circa 1745 – 1755. Some dishes also with the painters mark 'D' in script in puce enamel. Admiral Anson purchased Meissen china in Amsterdam in 1750 and a Mr. Adair purchased Meissen in Paris on Anson’s behalf in the same year. A Dresden service was listed in the 1762 inventory of Shugborough but to date has not been identified.
Makers and roles
Meissen Porcelain Factory, maker