Volkstedt porcelain

Johann Friedrich was the ruling Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt from 1744 to 1767.

After Georg Heinrich Macheleid had received the privilege to establish a porcelain manufactory in his native village Sitzendorf, the factory was relocated to the hamlet Volkstedt near Rudolstadt in 1762. The manufactory was run by a consortium of several noble men, Georg Heinrich Macheleid and Prince Johann Friedrich of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt himself.

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Presented in memory of Mrs L. May by her family, 1988

Gallery location: 17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery, Level 2, NGV International.

Source: Johann Friedrich Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, plaque | VOLKSTEDT PORCELAIN FACTORY, Volkstedt (manufacturer) | NGV | View Work