"Johanneum" marks
Inventory marks added to porcelain belonging to the collection of August the Strong of Sachony. The first inventory was made in 1721. After the death of Augustus the Strong in 1733, the porcelain was packed away in the cellars of the unfinished "Japanische Palace".
A second inventory list of the porcelain collection at Dresden was made between 1770-1779. The second list comprises five volumes recording the original information of the 1721 inventory and the alterations depending on new acquisitions were added.
In 1876 the collection was moved to the Johanneum building in Dresden after which the porcelain inventory numbers have become known as "Johanneum marks".
See also: August the Strong
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