About the Artwork
Pair of Mustard Pots
ca. 1735
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
founded 1710
German
Unknown
Hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Overall: 3 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 2 5/8 inches (9.2 × 9.2 × 6.7 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Anonymous bequest
V2018.6
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Meissen factory mark, on bottom, in underglaze blue: [crossed swords]
Provenance
(Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York)
private collection, Detroit
1962-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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