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Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Sugar Bowl and Lid

1903-1905 (designed), ca. 1905 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cast porcelain sugar bowl and lid, with hand-painted underglaze decoration of repeating pattern in blue of single leaf and stalk and, in relief and painted, a bud.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Bowl
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Cast porcelain with hand-painted underglaze decoration
Brief description
Sugar bowl and lid, part of a service, cast porcelain with hand-painted underglaze decoration, designed by Richard Riemerschmid, manufactured by Meissen, Germany, ca. 1905.
Physical description
Cast porcelain sugar bowl and lid, with hand-painted underglaze decoration of repeating pattern in blue of single leaf and stalk and, in relief and painted, a bud.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10cm
  • Diameter: 12cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords and '74' (Painted in underglaze blue)
Object history
The drawings for this set are in the Architektursammlung der Technischen Universitat, Munich.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hiesinger, Kathryn Bloom, ed. Art Nouveau in Munich, Munich, 1988, pp. 107-147.
Collection
Accession number
C.31C&D-1990

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Record createdOctober 31, 2008
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