Manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, founded 1710
Title
  • Tray for Teapot
  • Partial Tea Service (alternate title)
Date 1735/1740
Medium hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Dimensions Height x diameter: 1 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. (2.9 x 16.5 cm)
Credit Line Anonymous bequest
Accession Number 62.76
Department European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Not On View
Marks On bottom, in underglaze blue, Meissen factory mark: crossed swords with pommels; in overglaze gold: cursive S. . On paper sticker on bottom: FROM/The Antique Porcelain Co. Ltd./149, New Bond Street, W. 1/ Guaranteed Genuine.
(Antique Porcelain Company, London & New York);
private collection, Detroit;
1962-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)