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Coffeepot with Battle Scenes (Bataillen-Malerei) Coffeepot
This is a coffeepot. It was manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin and modeled by Freidrich Elias Meyer and workshop of Helena Wolfsohn. It is dated 1870–1900 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
bequest of
Georgiana L. McClellan.
It is credited Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a,b: overall): 20.5 × 15 × 10.5 cm (8 1/16 × 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.) H x W x D (a: pot): 17.5 × 15 × 10.5 cm (6 7/8 × 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 5 × 7 cm (1 15/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of pot: [1] scepter above "C" type mark (?), painted in underglaze blue (Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin mark, the "C" also looks like Greek letter omega on its side) [3] "4" above "S", impressed underglaze [4] "T", impressed underglaze (to the right of marks 3 and 4) [5] "C" (?), impressed underglaze (typeset style font) No marks on cover.
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Coffeepot with Battle Scenes (Bataillen-Malerei) Coffeepot; Modeled by Freidrich Elias Meyer (German, 1723 - 1785); Workshop of Helena Wolfsohn (German, active late 19th century); Manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin (Germany); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 20.5 × 15 × 10.5 cm (8 1/16 × 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.) H x W x D (a: pot): 17.5 × 15 × 10.5 cm (6 7/8 × 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 5 × 7 cm (1 15/16 × 2 3/4 in.); Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan; 1953-17-46-a,b