Sugar Box and Cover
ca. 1723-1724 (made)
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This Meissen sugar box and cover would have been part of a coffee or tea set with matching decoration. The panels of delightful miniature Chinese-style scenes or 'Chinoiserie' are typical of the decoration developed by a talented new arrival at the factory in 1720, Johann Gregorius Höroldt. He was an ambitious young man (aged only twenty-three) and was no doubt induced to abandon his position at the rival porcelain factory in Vienna with the promise of improving his fortunes at Meissen. He soon developed a new range of rich colours and created a series of 'Chinoiserie' figure designs for the team of decorators to use and adapt on the different wares.
Höroldt also became an influential force in the Meissen factory's administration and management. He worked at there for forty-four years in total, witnessing many changes over the period. He died in 1775.
Höroldt also became an influential force in the Meissen factory's administration and management. He worked at there for forty-four years in total, witnessing many changes over the period. He died in 1775.
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, gilded and with Böttger lustre |
| Brief description | Sugar box and cover of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded in the mannner of J.G. Höroldt, made at the Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, ca. 1723-1724. |
| Physical description | Sugar box and cover of stepped octagonal shape, painted in enamels and gilded with Chinoiserie figure scenes, and the rims have plain gilded borders. |
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| 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 Höroldt. |
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| Summary | This Meissen sugar box and cover would have been part of a coffee or tea set with matching decoration. The panels of delightful miniature Chinese-style scenes or 'Chinoiserie' are typical of the decoration developed by a talented new arrival at the factory in 1720, Johann Gregorius Höroldt. He was an ambitious young man (aged only twenty-three) and was no doubt induced to abandon his position at the rival porcelain factory in Vienna with the promise of improving his fortunes at Meissen. He soon developed a new range of rich colours and created a series of 'Chinoiserie' figure designs for the team of decorators to use and adapt on the different wares. Höroldt also became an influential force in the Meissen factory's administration and management. He worked at there for forty-four years in total, witnessing many changes over the period. He died in 1775. |
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| Accession number | C.41:1, 2-2006 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2009 |
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