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Saucer
Made by: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1730
Object Place: Europe, Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1cm (1 5/8in.)
Other (Overall): 14.9cm (5 7/8in.)
Other (Overall): 14.9cm (5 7/8in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2086
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CollectionsEurope
DescriptionWhite deep dish stylized lotus leaf shape, center with royal coat of arms of Augustus King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, some floral decoration in Kakiemon style.
Marks
Crossed swords in black overglaze.
Incised Johanneum mark: "N = 336 / W"
Incised Johanneum mark: "N = 336 / W"
InscriptionsIncised Johanneum mark: "N = 336 / W"
ProvenanceJapanese Palace, Dresden. Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA.