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Abtsbessingen faience: butter dish and cover
Abtsbessingen faience: butter dish and cover Abtsbessingen faience butter dish and cover in the form of a tortoise, Thuringia, Germany, c. 1755; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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Abtsbessingen faience, tin-glazed earthenware produced in a factory in the village of Abtsbessingen, Thuringia (now in Germany), which flourished probably from the first half of the 18th century to about 1816. A hayfork factory mark indicates the patronage of the prince of Schwarzburg. Ordinary wares such as flower vases, tankards, and jugs are thick-bodied and have a creamy glaze; decorations in either blue or polychrome are common. Abtsbessingen remained a modest imitator of the more important German court factories. ...(100 of 79 words)

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