Tea Bowl and Saucer
ca. 1723-1725 (made)
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Delicate Chinese-style (chinoiserie) decoration was developed by J.G. Höroldt at the Meissen factory during the early 1720s. He invented a wealth of imanginary designs on Chinese themes for his team of decorators to use, usually involving figures in exotic gardens, alone or sometimes grouped with children and animals.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels with gilding and lustre |
| Brief description | Tea bowl and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded with Chinoiserie in the manner of J.G. Höroldt, Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, ca. 1723-1725. |
| Physical description | Tea bowl and saucer of hard paste porcelain, painted with Chinoiserie figure scenes painted in enamel colours within gilt scrollwork borders in red reserved with quatrelobe cartouche filled with Böttger lustre. |
| Credit line | From the Arthur and Hilde Weiner Collection. Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the V&A, 2006 |
| Object history | Formerly in the Arthur and Hilde Weiner Collection. |
| Production | Painted in the style of Johann Gregorius Höroldt. |
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| Summary | Delicate Chinese-style (chinoiserie) decoration was developed by J.G. Höroldt at the Meissen factory during the early 1720s. He invented a wealth of imanginary designs on Chinese themes for his team of decorators to use, usually involving figures in exotic gardens, alone or sometimes grouped with children and animals. |
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| Accession number | C.39:1, 2-2006 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2009 |
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