Covered Tureen and Stand
Meissen Manufactory
(Germany)
Georg Philipp Rugendas
(German, 1666–1742)
about 1745
Object PlaceMeissen, Germany
Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
DimensionsOverall: 26 x 39.5 x 30.2 cm (10 1/4 x 15 9/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Other (Tureen): 26 x 32.5 x 23.2 cm (10 1/4 x 12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Other (Stand): 9.5 x 39.5 x 30.2 cm (3 3/4 x 15 9/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Other (Tureen): 26 x 32.5 x 23.2 cm (10 1/4 x 12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Other (Stand): 9.5 x 39.5 x 30.2 cm (3 3/4 x 15 9/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2072a-c
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
By the late 1730s Meissen was producing porcelain table services that rivaled the magnificence of those made of silver. This tureen, derived from a French silver prototype, is superbly painted with battle scenes taken from contemporary engravings.
ProvenanceAlfred Horstmann (b. 1879 - d. 1948), Berlin [see note 1]. 1945, Erna Stiebel, New York; October 18, 1945, sold by Mrs. Stiebel to Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York; October 18, 1945, sold by Rosenberg and Stiebel to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1879 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
NOTES:
[1] According to the receipt from Rosenberg and Stiebel to Forsyth Wickes (October 18, 1945).
NOTES:
[1] According to the receipt from Rosenberg and Stiebel to Forsyth Wickes (October 18, 1945).
