Who created "Partridge Tureen"?

Partridge Tureen was created by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory in c. 1748.

When was "Partridge Tureen" created?

This artwork was created c. 1748.

What medium is "Partridge Tureen"?

Partridge Tureen is Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Partridge Tureen

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

c. 1748

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding

Dimensions

12.7 × 16.7 × 14.3 cm (5 × 6 9/16 × 5 5/8 in.)

Classification

tableware

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

22409

About the Artist

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

The Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, established on June 6, 1710, by Augustus II the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, in the Albrechtsburg castle at Meissen near Dresden, marked Europe's breakthrough in producing true hard-paste porcelain. Building on experiments by physicist Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus and alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger, who perfected the formula using local...

Partridge Tureen

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