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Porcelain is a material that has sparked great interest throughout history, and its production has been a true challenge. Also known as "white gold," porcelain is a white, translucent ceramic material obtained by firing a paste of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar, along with other additives, at high temperatures. It was first discovered and used in China. The first Chinese porcelain objects arrived in Europe in the 13th century, but a broader spread of Chinese porcelain on the European continent is recorded in the 17th century. The technology for producing porcelain was kept a secret by the Chinese for a very long time.

The first hard-paste porcelain manufactory in Europe, located in the city of Meissen, was established in 1710 due to discoveries in porcelain production made by Saxon mathematician and physicist Ehrenfried Walter von Tschirnhaus (1661-1708), which were put into practice by the royal court alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682-1718). He invented the glaze and achieved the complete fusion of the shard and the glaze. The Meissen factory, still operational today, has created and continues to create a vast range of porcelain products. Crafted by the finest artists, sculptors, and engravers, who use unique hand-painted colors and exclusive designs, Meissen products are of exceptional quality and elegance, enjoying worldwide fame.

The tea set, partially consisting of seven pieces (teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl, and two cups with saucers), displayed in this showcase, is a product of the famous Meissen factory in the Kingdom of Saxony, Germany. It was crafted in the first half of the 19th century from high-quality porcelain. The exhibit became part of the collection of the National Museum of History of Moldova through a transfer from the "G. Cotovschi" Memorial House in Hâncești, which was closed in 1989-1990.

The decoration of these pieces is remarkable, featuring hand-painted "German flowers," one of the well-known styles of floral and plant decoration practiced by Meissen craftsmen since the 18th century. They were influenced by Chinese porcelain, which was often adorned with images of flowers and fruits. A distinctive feature of this decorative style was the "scattered flowers" arrangement, where floral elements were placed as individual blossoms or bouquets across the surface of porcelain objects.

The marking on the underside of the pieces consists of two crossed swords, elements borrowed from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony, applied by hand with cobalt paint under the glaze. With slight variations in the representation of the swords, this mark has been used since 1722 and continues to the present day. The mark on this tea set is characterized by prominent dots on the crossed swords, a feature used at the Meissen factory between 1815 and 1860.

The polychrome floral painting, gilding, and the application of a rosebud on the lids of the teapot and sugar bowl lend a sublime delicacy to these pieces, making them rare and exquisite.


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Publications Journal „Tyragetia"


Tyragetia, nr. IX

Tyragetia, nr. IX

Chișinău, 2000

SUMAR (SOMMAIRE)

I. Studii

• Nicolae Raileanu, 100 ani de Muzeografie. (110 ans de muséographie dans la République Moldova)
• Lilia Calughin, Aurelia Cornețchi, Informatizarea Patrimoniului Muzeului Național de Istorie a Moldovei. (L'informatisation du patrimoine du Musée National d'Histoire de Moldova)
• Elena Ploșnița, Problema ocrotirii Patrimoniului cultural în epoca modernă (Le problème de la protection du patrimoine culturel dans l'époque moderne)

II. Arheologie și istorie (Arheologie et Histoire)

• Nicolae Chetraru, Sergiu Covalenco, Particularitățile tehnico-tipologice ale complexului de silex din stațiunea paleoliticului superior Rașcov VII. (Les particularités technico-typologiques du complexe de silex dans la periode paleolithique tardive de Rașcov VII)
• Victor Sorochin, Cercetări arheologice în așezarea precuteniană Isacova II. (Recherches archéologiques dans l'habitat précucutenien Isacova II)
• Grigore Cemârtan, Trăsăturile morfologice ale taurinelor (Bos taurus) din stațiunile eneolitice de pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova
• Natalia Mateevici, Penetrația amforelor grecești în spațiul Nord-Vest Pontic în sec. IV - încep. sec. II a Chr. (La pénétration des amphores grecques dans l'espace nord - ouest pontique an VI s. - commencement du II s. a. Christ)       
• Alexandru Levinschi, Olga Scipachin, Măria Negură, Complexele locative din fortificația getică Saharna - „La Revechin” (Les complexes locatifs de la fortification gétique Saharna - „La Revechin”)
• Marc Tcaciuc, Galina Zasâpchin, Date noi de la cetatea Rudi - „La Şanțuri”. Caracterizarea tipologică și cronologică a complexelor închise. (Nouvelles dates concernant la fortification Rudi - „La Şanțuri”. La typologie et la cronologie des complexes funéraires)
• Maria Pavlov, Rezultatele preliminare ale cercetării materialelor cu caracter antropologic și arheozoologic din complexele funerare de la cetatea Rudi -  „La Şanțuri”. (Matériaux antropologiques et archéozoologiques de la fortification Rudi - „La Şanțuri”)
• Ion Hâncu, Semnificația etnoculturală a unor așezări arheologice de pe teritoriul actual al Republicii Moldova (La signification ethnoculturelle de certains habitats archéologiques médiévals prématurés de l'espace entre Prout - Nistrou)
• Ion Dron, Hidronimie Românească (Basarabia și Transnistria) (L'hydronymie roumaine (Bessarabie et Transnistrie)
• Liviu Vacarciuc, De la mitologie antică la oenologie modernă (De la mythologie antique l'oénologie moderne)
• Vlad D. Ghimpu, Rodica Blanovsschi, Natalia Ghimpu, Cercetări Arheologice preliminare în târgului medieval din Lăpușna (Recherches archéologiques préliminaires dans Ie bourg médiévale Lăpușna)
• Liuba Bârsan, Unitățile și instrumentele de măsurat lungimea pământului în Moldova (Les unitès et Ies instruments de mesure de la longueur de la terre en Moldova au s. XV - com. XIX s.)
• Mihai Onilă, Populația satului Isacova, ținutul Orhei (sf. sec. XVI  - încep. sec. XIX) (La population du village Isacova, district Orhei (fin du XVI - commencement du XIX s.)
• Andrei Eșanu, Valentina Eșanu, Raporturile Căprienei cu mănăstirea Zograf de la Muntele Athos (sec. XVII - încep. sec. XX) (Les liaisons de Căpriana avec le monastere Zografu de la Sainte Montagne Athos (XVII-XX))     
• Rita Voloșin, Geneologia familiei Demi (La généalogie de la familie Demi)
• Maria Danilov, Carte și tipar în Basarabia (1812-1830). Reconsiderări (Livre et imprimerie en Bessarabie (1812-1830))
• Lidia Volânschi, Contribuții la istoricul tipografiilor din Basarabia (1814-1914) (Contributions à l'histoire des typographies de Bessarabie (1814-1914))
• Ion Chirtoagă, Valentina Chirtoagă, Evoluția etnodemografică a populației Basarabiei de Sud în primele decenii ale sec. al XlX-lea (L'évolution ethnodémographique de la population du sud de Bessarabie dans Ies premières décennies du XlX s.)
• Ana Grițco, Aspecte din activitatea Consistoriului Duhovnicesc din Chișinău (a ll-a jumătate a sec. XIX - încep. sec. XX) (Aspects de l'activité du Conseil ecclésiastique de Chișinău (II moitié du XIX s. commencement du XX s.))
• Aurelia Cornețchi, File din istoria Liceului de fete Principesa Ileana din Tighina (Feuielles de l'histoire du Lycée de filles La princesse Hélène de Tighina)
• Ludmila Năstase, Locașurile de cult în creația arhitectului A.V. Şciusev (Le locaux de cult dans la création de l'architecte A.V. Şciusev)
• Alexei Zagaievschi, Meseria în piatră de Cosăuți (Le métier en pierre de Cosăuți)
• Vitalie Ciobanu, Militarii în mișcarea de eliberare națională din Basarabia, 1917-1918 (Les militaires dans le mouvement naționale de Bessarabie (1917-1918)
• Petru Vicol, Un program educativ pentru județul Soroca înaintat la 1935 de senatorul Gheorghe N. Gâscă (Un programme éducatif pour le district Soroca proposé en 1935 par le sénateur Gheorghe N. Gâscă)
• Elena Postică, Memoria istorică ca formă de justiție (Memoire historique comme forme de Justice)
• Maria Praporșcic, Congresul al lll-lea al scriitorilor din Moldova (14-15 octombrie 1965) (Le III-éme Congrès des écrivains de Moldova (14-15 octombre 1965))
• Victor Gaiciuc, Crearea Armatei Naționale al Republicii Moldova în contextul evenimentelor istorice (La formation de L'Armée Nationale de République Moldova dans le contexte de evénéments historiques)
• Silviu Andrieș-Tabac, Noile simboluri ale orașului Orhei (Les nouveaux symboles hérealidique de la viile d'Orhei)

III. Muzeografie și etnografie (Museographie et ethnographie)

• Ecaterina Bondarenco, Cromatica și ornamentica covoarelor din colecția Muzeului Național de Istorie a Moldovei (La chromatique et l'ornement des tapis de la collection du Musée National d'Histoire de Moldova)
• Nadejda Botea, Cartea tipărită la lași în sec. XVIII. Din colecția Muzeului
Național de Istorie a Moldovei (Le livre imprimé à lași en XVIII s. De la collection du Musée National d'Histoire de Moldova)

• Irina Gonciarov, O medalie de F. Müller în memoria bătăliei de la Poltava (1709) (La médaille de l'artisan allemand F. Müller "En souvenir de la bataille de Poltava" de la collection MNIM)
• Eugenia Borodac, Tamara Stamatov, Porțelanuri și faianță rusească în colecția Muzeului Național de Istorie a Moldovei (La faience et la porcelaine de Russie dans la collection du musée)
• Liubov Malahov, Ziarul "Ведомости Кишиневской Городской Думы" (1899-1916) în colecția Muzeului Național de Istorie a Moldovei (Le Journal "Le Bulletin de la Dume Citadine de Chișinău" dans la collection du Musee National d'histoire de Moldova)
• Polina Gridnev, Arta antică în colecția Muzeului Național de Artă Plastică a Moldovei (L'art antique dans la collection du Musée National d'Art Plastique de Moldova)
• Diana Iepure, Ceramică decorativă din Patrimoniul Muzeului Național de Istorie a Moldovei (La céramique décorative du patrimoine MNIM)
• Liubov Reprințev, Pictorul C. Chitaica (1914-1962) în colecția Muzeului Național de Istorie a Moldovei (Le peintre C. Chitaica (1914-1962) dans la collection MNIM)
• Maria Evdochimov, M.A. Peleah - personalitate în domeniul vinificației din Moldova. (Din colecția Muzeului Național de Istorie a Moldovei) (M.A. Peleah - iilustre savant - pédagogue dans le domaine de la production de vin et de la cultivation de la vigne (sur le matériei de la collection du musee)
• Svetlana Speranschi, Restaurarea icoanei "lisus Pantocratorul" din a II jum. sec. XIX (La restauration d'une icône de la II moitié du XIX "Jesus Pantocratorul")
• Silvia Şărănuță, Contribuții la studierea vestimentației păstorești din Moldova (Des contributions a l'étude de la vestimentation pastorale de Moldova)
• Anastasia Hâncu-Tentiuc, Influențe interetnice în cadrul obiceiurilor populare tradiționale din sudul Basarabiei (Influences interethniques dans le cadre des coutumes populaires traditionnelles du Sud de Bessarabie)




 

 

Independent Moldova
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Bessarabia and MASSR between the Two World Wars
Bessarabia and Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in the Period between the Two World Wars
Revival of National Movement
Time of Reforms and their Consequences
Abolition of Autonomy. Bessarabia – a New Tsarist Colony
Period of Relative Autonomy of Bessarabia within the Russian Empire
Phanariot Regime
Golden Age of the Romanian Culture
Struggle for Maintaining of Independence of Moldova
Formation of Independent Medieval State of Moldova
Era of the
Great Nomad Migrations
Early Middle Ages
Iron Age and Antiquity
Bronze Age
Aeneolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Palaeolithic Age
  
  

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#Exhibit of the Month

Porcelain is a material that has sparked great interest throughout history, and its production has been a true challenge. Also known as "white gold," porcelain is a white, translucent ceramic material obtained by firing a paste of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar, along with other additives, at high temperatures...

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC