Tankard
ca. 1720
This 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.
Böttger porcelain
9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), height
4 7/16 in. (11.27 cm), diameter
Gift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
69.192
Provenance: Collection 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: Paul Macapia
