Cover
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1755 - 1760
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
148 mm (Width) x 128 mm (Depth)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581960.2.1
Summary
One of a pair of domed covers for tureens, of quatrefoil section, one cover with a flower finial, the other with a strawberry finial, both having gilt rims; painted with European flowers (deutsche blumen). Marked with crossed swords in blue underglaze. This is the cover with the flower finial.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Meissen Porcelain Factory, manufacturer