Serving dish
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1745 - circa 1755
Materials
Hard paste porcelain with gold line bands
Measurements
295 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
Meissen
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Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270560.2.5
Summary
A Meissen serving dish, one of a set of six, the second size of 17 serving and saucer dishes in graduated sizes, part of 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. Crossed swords makers mark in underglaze blue. Germany, Meissen, circa 1745 – 1755. 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.
Marks and inscriptions
Base of dish: Historic NT Inventory Number: Shug/C/67, d Base of dish: Crossed swords Meissen makers mark in underglaze blue Base of dish: Black/silver NT asset number label
Makers and roles
Meissen Porcelain Factory, maker