Sake Bottle and Lid

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Maker Meissen Porcelain Manufactory(German, established 1710)Meissen, Germany, established 1710

CultureGerman

Titles

Sake Bottle and Lid

Datec. 1730

PlaceMeissen, Germany

MediumHard-paste porcelain and ormolu

Dimensions9 × 3 × 3 1/8 in. (22.9 × 7.6 × 7.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton

Object number2018.139.2

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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

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CERAMICS

ProvenanceCollection of Augustus the Strong, Japanese Palace, Dresden, 18th century; Baroness Renee de Becker, New York and Brussels, until 1958; [possibly sold by Rosenberg and Steibel, acting as agents]; Mr. and Mrs. Deane Johnson (the former Mrs. Henry Ford II), 1958; [Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, Decembe 9, 1972, lot 35]; Collection of the Beiny family, 1972; [Michele Beiny, Inc., New York,]; MFAH, 2018.

Published References Wallwitz, Angela von; Angela Gräfin von Wallwitz Kunsthande. Meissen - Porcelain for Gentlemen. München, 2005. Pietsch, Ulrich; Claudia Banz; Dresdener Porzellansammlung. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Triumph of the Blue Swords: Meissen porcelain for aristocracy and bourgeoisie 1710-1815. Leipzig: E.A. Seemann; Dresden: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2010. Walcha, Otto. Meissen Porcelain. New York, Dutton, 1981. Honey, W. B. European ceramic art from the end of the Middle Ages to about 1815: Illustrated historical survey. London: Faber, 1963. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Mark: Crossed swords in blue, on unglazed base
Modeler’s Mark: Impressed and coloured black (traces) for Seidel
Johanneum Inventory Mark: Engraved on the wheel and coloured black N=291.W
*Johanneum marks are inventory numbers found on wares from the royal collection of Augustus the Strong.They consist of an "N" followed by a number and letter indicating the special category used to designate the piece.

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