Who created "Plate with Applied Flowers"?

Plate with Applied Flowers was created by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory in 1763/74.

When was "Plate with Applied Flowers" created?

This artwork was created 1763/74.

What medium is "Plate with Applied Flowers"?

Plate with Applied Flowers is Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Plate with Applied Flowers

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

1763/74

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding

Dimensions

8.1 × 23.5 cm (3 3/16 × 9 1/4 in.)

Classification

plate (general, dish)

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

26167

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...

Plate with Applied Flowers

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