Porcelain Manufactory MEISSEN | Crafts Quality since 1710 Welcome to the Meissen online shop - your exclusive access to over 300 years of craftsmanship and tradition in porcelain The MEISSEN porcelain manufactory has been producing high-quality figurines, dinner services and vases by hand since 1710
Meissen - Wikipedia Meissen is famous for the manufacture of porcelain, based on extensive local deposits of china clay (kaolin) and potter's clay (potter's earth) Meissen porcelain was the first high-quality porcelain to be produced outside of the Orient
Explore Europes first Porcelain manufactory - erlebniswelt-meissen. com As the oldest porcelain manufactory in Europe, the Meissen manufactory occupies a special position among the porcelain manufactories around the world Its figurines, large sculptures, table services and porcelain objects have shaped the course of porcelain history
Meissen Porcelain Museum - Meissen Porcelain Museum It is the only museum in the world to map the entire evolution of Meissen porcelain from the earliest beginnings in 1710 to the present day The exhibition focuses first and foremost on the factors underpinning porcelain manufacture, shaping processes and porcelain painting
Meissen porcelain | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica Meissen porcelain, German hard-paste, or true, porcelain produced at the Meissen factory, near Dresden in Saxony (now Germany), from 1710 until the present day It was the first successfully produced true porcelain in Europe and dominated the style of European porcelain manufactured until about 1756
Meissen porcelain - Wikipedia The production of porcelain in the royal factory at Meissen, near Dresden, started in 1710 and attracted artists and artisans to establish, arguably, the most famous porcelain manufacturer known throughout the world
Meissen Porcelain: Meissen Marks and the History of Meissen Meissen was founded in 1710 in the gothic Albrechtburg castle It was the first porcelain manufacturer in Europe Originally situated in Dresden, in 1710 the factory was moved to the Albrechtsburg in Meissen, where it was more secure and easier to guard the secret of hard paste porcelain
History | Porcelain Manufactory Meissen In 2000, the world’s first organ to feature pipes made of Meissen porcelain was created under the direction of Ludwig Zepners and in collaboration with organ builders In the 17th century, all of Europe was in the thrall of Chinese porcelain
Welcome the town where porcelain was born The foundation for “Meissen” becoming a household name around the world was laid in 1709 when Augustus the Strong founded the Meissen Porcelain Factory as the first of its kind in Europe Today, the MEISSEN® trademark with the two crossed blue swords stands for the finest porcelain creations