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Turkish couple at coffee

Modeler Modeled by Peter Anton Seefried
After two separate models by Franz Anton Bustelli Swiss
ca. 1775–80
Not on view
The popularity of tea, coffee, and hot chocolate in eighteenth-century Europe is reflected in the prominence with which these beverages are depicted in porcelain figural groups. In this example, a couple wearing "Turkish dress" is seated in front of a table on which a coffeepot, two cups and saucers, and a pipe are arranged at the center. The Turkish costumes allude to the strong identification of coffee with the Near East, though the miniature coffee vessels used by the couple are European in form and decoration.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Turkish couple at coffee
  • Manufactory: Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1747–present)
  • Modeler: Modeled by Peter Anton Seefried (1756–66/67, 1769–1810)
  • Artist: After two separate models by Franz Anton Bustelli (Swiss, Locarno ca. 1720–1763 Munich)
  • Date: ca. 1775–80
  • Culture: German, Nymphenburg
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: 9 × 8 1/4 in. (22.9 × 21 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
  • Object Number: 1974.356.528
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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