Plate

Decorator Johann Gregorius Höroldt (German, 1696 - 1775)

Decorator Christian Friedrich Herold (German, 1700 - 1779)

Manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, founded in 1710)

Date1730-1735

MediumHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 inches (29.21 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Levin in memory of Marion Berger Levin

Object numberF84-7

Markingscrossed swords

On View

On view

Gallery Location

Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionCircular dish with large chinoiserie figures standing on a platform flanked by two consoles with further figures, the scrollwork brackets richly gilt and lustred and interpolating smaller vignettes painted in purple camaieu, the border with similar gilding and lustring enclosing lobed panels containing quay scenes.

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