Details
| Artist | Johann Friedrich Böttger, German, 1682-1719 |
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| Manufacturer | Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, founded 1710 |
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| Date | between 1710 and 1715 |
| Medium | stoneware, silver, and gold |
| Dimensions | Overall: 7 × 3 3/4 × 5 3/8 inches (17.8 × 9.5 × 13.7 cm) |
| Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase, Ruth Nugent Head Bequest Fund |
| Accession Number | 1986.18 |
| Department | European Sculpture and Dec Arts |
| On View | Decorative Arts S3B, Level 3 (see map) |
Provenance
July 1, 1985, (Christie's, London, England) auction "Important Continental Ceramics," lot 220;
(Armin Allen, Inc., London, England);
1986-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
(Armin Allen, Inc., London, England);
1986-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Important Continental Ceramics. Sales cat., Christie's. London, July 1, 1985, lot no. 220.
Allen, Armin B. The Art of Design, 1575-1875. Three Hundred Years of Ornamental Drawings and Objects of Curiosity. Exh. cat. November 13-December 7, 1985, no. 136 (ill.).
Darr, A. P. "European sculpture and decorative arts acquired by the Detroit Institute of Arts 1978-87," The Burlington Magazine 130 (June 1988), p. 497 (fig. 105) (ill.).
You, Yao-Fen. “From Novelty to Necessity: The Europeanization of Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate.” In Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate: Consuming the World, ed. Yao-Fen You, Mimi Hellman, and Hope Saska. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 2016, p. 33; 46 (ill.); p. 131, cat. 41.
Allen, Armin B. The Art of Design, 1575-1875. Three Hundred Years of Ornamental Drawings and Objects of Curiosity. Exh. cat. November 13-December 7, 1985, no. 136 (ill.).
Darr, A. P. "European sculpture and decorative arts acquired by the Detroit Institute of Arts 1978-87," The Burlington Magazine 130 (June 1988), p. 497 (fig. 105) (ill.).
You, Yao-Fen. “From Novelty to Necessity: The Europeanization of Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate.” In Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate: Consuming the World, ed. Yao-Fen You, Mimi Hellman, and Hope Saska. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 2016, p. 33; 46 (ill.); p. 131, cat. 41.
