Meissen Porcelain has been considered one of the great German luxury brands since the 1700?s ? and has an intriguing history, as the creation of porcelain was a basic by-product of making something else. It was, as with many great inventions, an accident and a surprise. Here is the story: porcelain was NOT invented in […]The post Experiencing Porcelain Luxury: A Walk Through The House of Meissen appeared first on Pursuitist.

Meissen Porcelain has been considered one of the great German luxury brands since the 1700?s ? and has an intriguing history, as the creation of porcelain was a basic by-product of making something else. It was, as with many great inventions, an accident and a surprise.Here is the story: porcelain was NOT invented in Germany, but in China in the 13th century, and was imported at great cost to the the royalty of Europe, many of whom were also avid porcelain collectors. For centuries, valid chemists and straw-into-gold alchemists tried and failed to devise a method for creating perfect porcelain, until? in the early years of 1700, Johann Friedrich Böttger a young alchemist, caught the attention of Frederick Augustus I, Elector of Saxony, a state in Germany.Augustus had heard the young man’s glib assertion (he was only 19) that he could produce gold from base metals. The ruler quickly summoned him, but Bõttger, realizing the jig was up, panicked and fled. He was soon caught and ordered to stay under house arrest in Dresden, until he revealed h...