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Meissen, the porcelain capital of Germany.

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They make very large vases also. One of Meissen's artists spent time traveling through the United States. An aquatic-themed chess set. This is a very detailed and elaborate version of the type of porcelain that Carolyn purchased. It's known as the B-Form. You'll see what she bought a bit later. Yet another gigantic vase. And some detail of the flowers and leaves on the vase. The tour also included demonstrations of how the porcelain pieces are made. This man is a Thrower or Former. He sets some of the basic forms using the potters wheel and molds. Here we see him as he uses a mold form on the potters wheel to get the proper shape. A wet sponge helps him force the raw, wet porcelain into the mold. Next is the The Bossierer works on the head of a statue. Here we see an under-glaze painter. The porcelain has been fired once to make it hard, but no glaze has yet been put on it to give it the clear finish. This paint is the signature Meissen blue and it soaks into the porcelain and cannot be chipped off at all. When a piece such as a flower is given an entirely different color, such as red, green or blue, this is when that color is added. Finally comes the over-glaze painting. Once a piece of porcelain has been fired with the glaze on it, the over-glaze painters to to work. All Meissen porcelain is hand painted and so no two pieces are ever alike. Another layer (or more!) is fired over the painting so that it won't rub off or chip. Painting over the glaze is all done by hand. A group of porcelain clowns. I purchased the tuba player to the lower left for Mom! And here we have the Coffee Service for six that Carolyn purchased. Lovely, isn't it? Cups, plates, saucers, creamer and the coffee pot. The only thing missing is the sugar bowl, which they had to send separately. A view of the coffee pot. A close-up view of a coffee cup. Every flower, every bit of gold trim is hand painted. The dragon's head spout on the coffee pot. Magnificent! Rosa, the saleslady. The porcelain factory was more excitement than we could handle, so we just took a long walk back into town by way of a train and pedestrian bridge over the Elbe River. The east side of the Elbe, opposite the city. An interesting old house right next to the train tracks. It seemed to be abandoned, but it's difficult to know.
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