Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
German, 1710–present
Teabowl and Saucer
c. 1711–13
While trying to discover the formula for producing porcelain like that imported into Europe from the Far East, Johann Friedrich Böttger developed a reddish-brown stoneware at the Meissen manufactory. Böttger stoneware vessels could be molded into thin, delicate forms that were remarkably durable. Early cups like this one were often made without handles to imitate the shape of Chinese tea bowls.
| Medium | Böttger stoneware |
| Dimensions | Teabowl: 1 11/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (4.3 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm) Saucer: 1 1/8 x 5 1/16 x 5 1/16 in. (2.9 x 12.9 x 12.9 cm) |
| Object Number | 1955.1212a-b |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Teabowl and Saucer, c. 1711–13, Böttger stoneware. Clark Art Institute, 1955.1212a-b
Select Bibliography
Wees, Beth Carver. "From Silver Spouts the Grateful Liquors Glide." In Three Cheers for the Twenty-Fifth. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1980.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Exhibit Twenty-six: Fine Cups and Saucers. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1964.
