Happy Anniversary Meissen Porcelain

It's Thursday again, which means it is time to pull out your wonderful

Vintage Thingies for another party over at Coloradolady

Meissen porcelain was the first European hard-paste porcelain and was
developed in 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his death
that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger, continued his work and brought
porcelain to the market.


The production of porcelain at Meissen, near Dresden, started in
1710 and attracted artists and artisans to establish one of the most famous
porcelain manufacturers, still in business today as Staatliche
Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH. Its signature logo, the crossed
swords, was introduced in 1720 to protect its production; the mark of
the crossed swords is one of the oldest trademarks in
existence. The anniversary celebration marking 300 years
of production began on January 23, 2010.

Variations of the mark allow for determining an approximate date
of production. The piece from my collection that I am sharing today,
bears a mark that was first used in 1924.

You can learn more about Meissen porcelain by visiting the company website Meissen

This covered vegetable bowl or tureen has been in my family since the late 40s
and always sat in a place on honor on my mother's china hutch.  I'm not brave
enough to leave it out like that with a cat in the house, but it does have a spot
in the new "good dishes" cabinet I recently purchased, where I can see
it every time I pass by.