Urn

Ceramic

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Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Urn

Entry/Object ID

821

Category

Ceramic

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Anthony J. Drexel, Philadelphia

Notes

Date: 1893 Credit Line: Bequest of Anthony J. Drexel Means of Accession: Bequest

Made/Created

Artist

Saxon Porcelain Manufactory

Place

City

Potschappel

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Inscription: Underside, "531" incised Mark: Underside, "T/X" handpainted in underglaze blue

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Urn with lid

Height

28 in

Width

11-1/2 in

Length

14 in

Dimension Description

Lid

Height

9-1/2 in

Diameter

7 in

Dimension Description

Inside Urn

Height

21 in

Material

Hard paste porcelain, lime (alkaline) glaze, polychrome enamels, gilding

Exhibitions

Fired Works: Ceramics from Around the World
Practical & Cultural: The Drexel Collection as Teaching Tool
125 Years: Drexel & the City
Curator Pick of the Month

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

This large urn encompasses a number of elements characteristic of German porcelain. The crisp modeled flowers, scattered floral sprigs and elaborate figures are reminiscient of works produced at the Meissen Factory under the famous sculptor Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706–1775).

General Notes

Note

Additional artist is Carl Thieme (1816 - 1888) (L. Clouser, 12/15/2014) Vase with cover, painted dec. flowers and cupids in relief, two figures on top. Mark of modern imitation of old Dresden ware, made in Germany. (Accession Book) 125 Years: Drexel & the City, label: The Drexel Institute was built in a gritty industrial district of railyards and factories, such as in this view of the flue mills in the Allison Car Factory at Walnut and 32nd Street. Imagine a visitor’s surprise to enter Main and encounter a work of elaborate beauty and fragility such as this porcelain urn. The contrast embodied A. J. Drexel’s commitment to the teaching of design in all of its applications—in art as well as in industry and science. Founded in 1872 by Carl Thieme (1816-1888) in Potschappel near Dresden, Germany, the Saxon Porcelain Manufactory specialized in a wide range of products from large decorative pieces with elaborate floral and figurative decoration such as this urn, to small figurines. Thieme’s business partner, Karl August Kuntzsch (died in 1920) made Dresden pottery world-famous by sending award-winning products to exhibitions around the globe.