New Portico Gallery Opens with Selections of Meissen Porcelain from Henry H. Arnhold's Promised Gift and Two Sculptures by Houdon
December 13, 2011, through January 6, 2013
Hausmaler
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Tall Cup and Saucer, Meissen porcelain, c. 1730–40,
Decoration attributed to Hans Gottlieb von
Bressler (d. 1777), The Arnhold Collection, photograph: Michael Bodycomb |
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In 1722 the Meissen factory began impressing its porcelain with a blue
underglazed factory mark to protect the authenticity and reputation
of its production from a growing number of independent painters not
affiliated with the Saxon factory, called Hausmaler (home painter).
Nevertheless, undecorated (and unmarked) Meissen porcelain continued
to reach the market to be decorated in a variety of styles by artists and
workshops in Holland, Bohemia, or elsewhere in Europe. Although
these pieces were often seconds or outdated models, the factory also sent
porcelain to be enameled in Holland or gilded in Augsburg. Indeed, the
Meissen painters' unsuccessful gold decoration led the factory to send
large amounts of white porcelain to Augsburg to be decorated in gold in
the workshop of the brothers Abraham (1689–1747) and Bartholomäus
(1678–1754) Seuter, a few examples of which are shown below.
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Teapot with Cover
Meissen porcelain, c. 1725–30
Decoration attributed to the Bartholomäus
Seuter workshop, Augsburg, c. 1730
Former collection of the Margraves and
Grand Dukes of Baden
The Arnhold Collection
Photograph: Michael Bodycomb |
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Pair of Mounted Bottles with Covers
Meissen porcelain, c. 1720–25
Decoration attributed to the Bartholomäus
Seuter workshop, Augsburg, c. 1730
The Arnhold Collection
Photograph: Maggie Nimkin |
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Teapot
Meissen porcelain, c. 1725–30
Decoration attributed to the Ignaz Preissler
(1676–1741), Bohemia, c. 1725–30
The Arnhold Collection
Photograph: Maggie Nimkin |
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Two-Handled Beaker and Saucer
Meissen porcelain, c. 1725
Decoration attributed to the Bartholomäus
Seuter workshop, Augsburg, c. 1725–30
The Arnhold Collection
Photograph: Maggie Nimkin |
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