Volkstedt porcelain

Leda and the Swan, Volkstedt porcelain, c 1785 (Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin)

Volkstedt porcelain manufactory sited in Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany, was the earliest porcelain manufactory in Thuringia.[1] It was in business as Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur, the "Oldest Volkstedt Porcelain Manufactory", which was integrated into the VEB Vereinigte Zierporzellanwerke Lichte, which in turn formed part of the Kombinat Feinkeramik Kahla.[2]

  1. ^ Wilhelm Stieda, Die anfänge der porzellanfabrikation auf dem Thüringerwalde 1902:ch.IV:30-43, working from archival material in Rudolstadt, some of which he reproduces.
  2. ^ Lange, P and U. Koch, "Porcelain from Volkstedt for 225 Years", Silikatttechnik 38.5 (1987)

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