id: 160662 accession number: 1998.417.b share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.417.b updated: 2024-03-26 02:00:37.896000 Tea Pot (lid), c. 1723–24. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Gilt porcelain; overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven 1998.417.b title: Tea Pot (lid) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1723–24 creation date earliest: 1723 creation date latest: 1724 current location: 216A French and German creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven copyright: --- culture: Germany, Meissen, 18th century technique: gilt porcelain department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710) - artist the first and for half a century the best in Europe. It set a high standard which was emulated everywhere, even in China. Founded in 1710 as the Royal Saxon Porcelain Manufacture by Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, at Meissen, near Dresden. --- measurements: Overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.417.b/1998.417.b_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.417.b/1998.417.b_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.417.b/1998.417.b_full.tif