Objekt 15
Two commemorative medals for Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682-1719)
Description
The alchemist Böttger experimented with native earths to imitate Chinese porcelain on behalf of the Elector of Saxony. in 1708, he succeeded in developing the reddish-brown "Böttgersteinzeug," and in 1709, he reinvented porcelain. in 1710, the first European porcelain manufactory was founded. become.
Object description
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1982
Red Böttger stoneware and bisque porcelain
Inv. 1983.455.