Dresden Cake Plate

Q: I’m trying to find out more about this plate. It’s marked “Dresden” underneath with intertwined letters. Can you tell me who made it?

A: Dresden, Germany, has been home to many porcelain decorating studios since the early 1700s. In the early years, some porcelain was made in Dresden. But most porcelain marked “Dresden” was made by Meissen and other factories and decorated in Dresden. Decorations were often like those on Meissen. A mark similar to this with script letters “S” and “P” intertwined was used by Saxonian Porcelain Factory Carl Thieme beginning in 1901. The factory was in business near Dresden in Potschappel, Saxony, Germany, from 1872 to 1972. It became Saxonian Porcelain Manufactory Dresden in 1972 and is still in business.