Box
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1750
Materials
Porcelain
Place of origin
Meissen
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 870893
Summary
Meissen porcelain box and cover in the form of a pear resting on a leaf, surrounded by applied coloured flowers. The crossed swords mark are in underglaze blue.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1957 and given to NT by Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley as part of the Endowment
Makers and roles
Meissen Porcelain Factory, potters