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Tankard

Dateca. 1720
Label TextThis distinctive style of gilt chinoiseries, using the materials and techniques of metalwork, was a specialty of Augsburg, Germany, a city long known for its outstanding goldsmiths and engravers. During the 1720s, there was an active exchange between the cities: chinoiserie engravings from Augsburg were used at the factory, and Meissen porcelain was sent to Augsburg for decoration.
Object number69.192
ProvenanceCollection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until December 1969; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1969
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 200
Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), height 4 7/16 in. (11.27 cm), diameter
MediumBöttger porcelain
Tankard with cover
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1720
Object number: 69.170
Tea bowl and saucer
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1720s
Object number: 76.258
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1715 - 19
Object number: 88.109
Saucer
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1720
Object number: 95.92
Tea Caddy (originally called Canister)
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1720
Object number: 95.94
Sugar box
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1720
Object number: 55.98
Photo: Susan Dirk
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1720
Object number: 69.173
Photo: Susan Dirk
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1715-20
Object number: 69.183
Coffeepot
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1720
Object number: 69.190
Photo: Paul Macapia
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1715-20
Object number: 69.191
Photo: Paul Macapia
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1720
Object number: 69.193
Tripod creamer and stand
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1726-30
Object number: 69.194