Pottery & porcelain · reference-only clue set
Meissen crossed-swords factory mark
Preview
This preview preserves a possible association with Meissen manufactory, but independent evidence or visual-rights review is still incomplete. Use it as a lead, not a confirmed identification.
The mark
Public research previewMark-specific visual withheld
Use the written features and cited references until an independently reviewed visual is available.
- Maker/factory
- Meissen manufactory
- Region
- Meissen, Germany
- Broad period
- 1722–present or later variants; exact end unresolved
- Review state
- Preview; independent review incomplete
Observable features
1 clue- Two crossed swords, commonly underglaze blue
Common misreads and confused-with clues
- Crossed lines
- Later imitation swords
- Meisen transcription alias
What the sources support
2 cited sourcesThe cited material supports a bounded maker or mark-family context and the source-transcribed date or reference note shown here. Exact variants require further review.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art · museum publication · accessed 2026-07-29
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art · museum object record · accessed 2026-07-29
- Date basis
- Met scholarship places early factory marks in 1722 and broad crossed-swords adoption by 1731; variant chronology remains unresolved.
- Material context
- hard-paste porcelain
- Source detail
- Source-linked reference
About this comparison
Withheld pending rights and review
Visual rights remain unresolved.
What this mark cannot settle
- The mark alone cannot establish authenticity.
- The mark alone cannot establish condition or provenance.
- The mark alone cannot establish an exact production date unless a specific variant is independently sourced.
- The mark alone cannot establish value.
This reference is a preview; independent identification and visual review are incomplete.