Manufacturer:

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present  Search this

Medium:

hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

Dimensions:

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 10.5 × 11.4 × 11 cm (4 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 4 5/16 in.)

H x W x D (a: bowl): 6.5 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm (2 9/16 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)

H x diam. (b: lid): 4.3 × 11.4 cm (1 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

Type:

ceramics

Decorative Arts

box

Object Name:

box

Place:

Germany

Date:

mid- 19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Round box and low domed lid with floral finial. Painted with naturalistic flowers. Worn gilding at lid’s rim.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Erskine Hewitt

Accession Number:

1938-57-522-a,b

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4dad8e5ab-1f00-4a22-865c-8f9dba2fab73

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1938-57-522-a_b