Tankard

Dateca. 1720

Maker Meissen manufactory, German

Decorator Auffenwerth family workshop Augsburg, ca. 1730-40

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