Fond (porcelain)

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Fond in connection with porcelain is the technical term for the large-area background painting.

The first funds go back to the porcelain from the time of the Chinese emperors of the Qing dynasty , Kangxi (1661–1722) and Yongzheng (1723–1735). Meissen porcelain was decorated with a fond by Johann Gregorius Höroldt .

In today's production, the fond is applied to larger areas of the porcelain with a spray gun .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Samuel Wittwer : Refinement & Elegance. Hirmer Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-7774-3465-0 , p. 362.
  2. ↑ a b Hermann Jedding: Meissen porcelain of the 18th century , Keysersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1994, ISBN 978-3874051163 , page 58 ( [1] ).
  3. ↑ Little ABC of porcelain decor. How does a rose get on the cup? An overview of the most common techniques of porcelain decorating on the website of Schöner Wohnen .