Toilet box
Boxes from Meissen toilet services do not survive in great numbers, and the decoration of the box is typical of Kakiemon-inspired painting on Meissen of the 1730s. The box relates in form and decoration to two boxes from the Sheafer Collection (see 1974.356.490a, b and 1974.356.491a, b).
Artwork Details
- Title: Toilet box
- Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
- Date: ca. 1730
- Culture: German, Meissen
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 5/8 x 2 9/16 x 2 9/16 in. (4.1 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2008
- Object Number: 2008.543.17a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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