Chocolate Pot and Cover
1780-1785 (made)
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Hard paste porcelain was produced in Copenhagen in 1771 using kaolin discovered on the island of Bornholm by F.H. Müller, a chemist at the Danish Mint and J. G. von Langen, a mining engineer from Fürstenberg. In 1774 a factory was established with Queen Juliana Maria of Braunschwieg-Wolfenbüttel as chief shareholder, and in 1779 it was acquired by King Christian VII, when it became the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory (Den Kongelige Porcelainfabrik Copenhagen). The mark adopted from 1775 was three wavy lines, symbolizing Denmark's main waterways to the Baltic.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Chocolate pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Royal Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 1780-1785. |
| Physical description | Chocolate pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. |
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| Object history | Painted in the Neoclassical taste. |
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| Summary | Hard paste porcelain was produced in Copenhagen in 1771 using kaolin discovered on the island of Bornholm by F.H. Müller, a chemist at the Danish Mint and J. G. von Langen, a mining engineer from Fürstenberg. In 1774 a factory was established with Queen Juliana Maria of Braunschwieg-Wolfenbüttel as chief shareholder, and in 1779 it was acquired by King Christian VII, when it became the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory (Den Kongelige Porcelainfabrik Copenhagen). The mark adopted from 1775 was three wavy lines, symbolizing Denmark's main waterways to the Baltic. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 527&A-1875 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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