Tankard
ca. 1722-1723 (made), ca. 1737-1738 (made)
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In 1728 the factory's owner and principal patron, Augustus the Strong of Saxony, sent a large consignment of Meissen as a diplomatic gift to the imperial Russian household in exchange for their gift of some animals (polar bears and arctic foxes) sent for his menagerie. It included many pieces with a particular type of chinoiserie decoration, similar to the scene on this tankard. The decoration had been developed at Meissen by Johann Gregorius Höroldt soon after his arrival at the factory in 1720. The consignment, comprising six crates full of porcelain, was received with grateful appreciation by the Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia who particularly commented on the beauty and fine painting of the chinoiseries.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and enamels and gilded, silver, engraved |
| Brief description | Tankard in hard-paste porcelain made by the Meissen porcelain factory, ca.1722-1723, with a hinged silver cover, made in Augsburg, ca. 1737-1738. |
| Physical description | Tankard of hard-paste porcelain, of tall cylindrical shape, painted in underglaze blue and enamels with a large shaped cartouche containing a Chinoiserie scene in the manner of J.G. Höroldt, including three men in long flowing robes watching two pet tortoises, a woman with a child to the left, all within red enamel scrollwork borders including panels of 'Böttgerluster', applied with a hinged silver cover and footrim, engraved with scrollwork designs. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| Production | Silver cover made in Augsburg 1737-1738 |
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| Summary | In 1728 the factory's owner and principal patron, Augustus the Strong of Saxony, sent a large consignment of Meissen as a diplomatic gift to the imperial Russian household in exchange for their gift of some animals (polar bears and arctic foxes) sent for his menagerie. It included many pieces with a particular type of chinoiserie decoration, similar to the scene on this tankard. The decoration had been developed at Meissen by Johann Gregorius Höroldt soon after his arrival at the factory in 1720. The consignment, comprising six crates full of porcelain, was received with grateful appreciation by the Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia who particularly commented on the beauty and fine painting of the chinoiseries. |
| Bibliographic reference | Cassidy-Geiger, Maureen, The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710-50, introduction by Henry Arnhold, essays by Biedermann, Heike, and Kuhn, Sebastian, London, Giles, 2008 for the Frick Collection and the Arnhold Foundation Inc. No. 164, pp. 406-407, 2 p. ill. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Frick Collection, New York, 25 March 29- June 2008. ISBN 978-1-904832-44-7 |
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| Accession number | C.995-1919 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2009 |
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