Creamer
ARTIST / MAKER:
Meissen porcelain factory (manufacturer)
DATE:
1870 (made)
PLACE:
Germany (made)
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES:
Porcelain with applied flowers and foliage painted in polychrome enamels and gilded
COLLECTION NUMBER:
431
This Meissen pot is unusual in shape and could easily be mistaken for a small teapot, however it would probably have been used as a creamer with a long handle for heating the milk. This cream pot is gilt and heavily adorned with applied blue and purple flowers with leaves and stems.