Tankard and Cover
ca. 1711-1712 (made)
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Tankard and cover of red-brown stoneware. Cylindrical shape, flattened cover. Flat loop handle. Mouldings at edges and foot. Cover and handle pierced for mounting, but apparently never mounted. The outside, entirely wheel-polished.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Böttger red stoneware, wheel-polished |
| Brief description | Tankard and cover of Böttger red stoneware, wheel-polished, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1711-12 |
| Physical description | Tankard and cover of red-brown stoneware. Cylindrical shape, flattened cover. Flat loop handle. Mouldings at edges and foot. Cover and handle pierced for mounting, but apparently never mounted. The outside, entirely wheel-polished. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A star (Impressed (Mark of the thrower, George Michel, active 1711-12)) |
| Credit line | Given by C. H. Campbell, Esq. |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1946, Pl. V (b), pp. 54, 162. |
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| Accession number | C.272&A-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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