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Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2070
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionBasket weave borders, center decorated with spray of suspended flowers tied by yellow ribbon, and each with three bees and hornets. Border chip on rim of .2071. Mark crossed swords underglaze blue.
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA.