Products from cultures that had no direct relationship to coffee also served as models for the exotic design of coffee utensils. Thus, Chinese motifs were used for coffee vessels, although this beverage was rarely enjoyed by the tea-loving Chinese.
Meissen (porcelain) and Augsburg (mount, goldsmith: Elias Adam), c. 1725 (porcelain), c. 1735 (painting)Porcelain with onglaze painting; silver, gildedGift of Prof. Dr. Hans Rudolf Christen-Züst, WinterthurInv. 2012.164.