Tankard

Description

Porcelain tankard painted in polychrome enamel colours and gilt with Chinese figures in a landscape with a bridge: German, Saxony, Meissen, c. 1740

Museum reference

A.1978.431

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Tankard

Production information

Unknown
Meissen, Saxony, Germany, Western Europe

Date

c. 1740

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

Porcelain; painted in polychrome enamel colours and gilt

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• European Styles (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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