Fork, from a dessert service, c. 1775
Meissen Porcelain Factoryexpand_more
Hard paste porcelain, gilt metalexpand_more
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Bliss Lane in memory of her husband, Mr. Arthur B. Laneexpand_more 63.62.1.1
Not on Viewexpand_more
Porcelain was still a luxury object in the 18th century, and these pieces of porcelain-handled flatware show the ostentatious, if impractical, use of the material (also seen on the handle of a small sword on view in Gallery 340). Like the cup and saucer shown here, they were meant to show the high development of porcelain as a German industry. Part of a dessert service for twelve, they were, according to the donor, given as a diplomatic gift from the Queen of Saxony to Prince Wladislav Lubienski of Poland. After the Second World War, as the formation of the U.S.S.R. was in progress, the owners transferred the service to American Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane, whose widow gave the service, in its original leather traveling cases, to the MIA.
Details
- Title
- Fork, from a dessert service
- Artist Life
- Meissen, Germany, est. 1710
- Role
- Manufacturer
- Accession Number
- 63.62.1.1
- Curator Approved
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