Who created "Vase and Cover (one of a pair)"?

Vase and Cover (one of a pair) was created by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory in 1715/20.

When was "Vase and Cover (one of a pair)" created?

This artwork was created 1715/20.

What medium is "Vase and Cover (one of a pair)"?

Vase and Cover (one of a pair) is Hard-paste porcelain, black enamel (schwarzlot), and gilding.

Vase and Cover (one of a pair)

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

1715/20

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, black enamel (schwarzlot), and gilding

Dimensions

21.6 × 7.8 × 8.8 cm (8 1/2 × 3 1/16 × 3 7/16 in.)

Classification

vase

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

102138

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...

Vase and Cover (one of a pair)

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