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Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1740–50
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1 x 23.3 cm (1 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2069
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionWhite ground, four border cartouche shaped reserves with larger one in center of Rhine river and architectural scenery. Bordered by tasseled shaded gilt work. Scattered insects and flowers.
Marks
Crossed swords in underglaze blue; impressed 16 or 91
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)