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MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory

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MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory
Phone:
+49 3521 468208

Hours:
Sunday9am - 5pm
Monday9am - 5pm
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


Meissen Porcelain or Meissen China was the first European hard-paste porcelain. It was developed starting in 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger continued von Tschirnhaus's 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 known throughout the world. Its signature logo, the crossed swords, was introduced in 1720 to protect its production; the mark of the swords is one of the oldest trademarks in existence.
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