Cup and saucer
Meissen Manufactory
(Germany)
about 1780
Object PlaceMeissen, Germany
Medium/TechniqueRed stoneware
Dimensions9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory of Saxony
Accession number80.511a-b
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
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When the MFA was founded in 1870, one goal was that the collections would serve as inspiration for craftsmen and designers. This cup and saucer came as a gift from the Meissen factory archives. Boston's leading ceramics retailer, Richard Briggs, had asked for gifts on several previous visits to Germany. In 1880, the factory director finally gave in and sent this cup with instructions that Briggs present it to the "museum of your town."
ProvenanceBy 1880, Royal Porcelain Manufactory of Saxony, Meissen, Germany; 1880, gift of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory of Saxony through Richard Briggs to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 1, 1880)
