# Saucer

- By: Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)
- Date: c. 1723
- Medium: porcelain
- Classification: Ceramic
- Dimensions: Overall: 2.2 x 12.3 cm (7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)
- Culture: Germany, Meissen, 18th century
- Credit line: Gift of Rev. Alfred Duane Pell
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.186)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1919.186/1919.186_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

In 1720 Johann Gregor Herold became art director of the Meissen factory and developed the styles of decoration that made it famous. Both the quality and the variety of enamel colors were improved, and the paste achieved the brilliant whiteness and perfection of surface that characterizes mature Meissen wares. Herold introduced "chinoiserie" decorations, in which comparatively large-scale half-length figures were set against landscapes with cloudy skies. The high quality of its painting suggests that Herold himself may have decorated this saucer.