The 'Königlich-Polnische und Kurfürstlich-Sächsische Porzellan-Manufaktur' (Meissen porcelain manufactory) was founded by decree on June 6, 1710.
Sources
- Bildende Kunst an Leipzigs Wänden (blog.dnb.de)
- https://www.meissen.com/net/geschichte (meissen.com)
- https://www.gdch.de/fileadmin/downloads/Netzwerk_und_Strukturen/Fachgruppen/Geschichte_der_Chemie/Mitteilungen_Band_21/2010-21-03.pdf (gdch.de)
- https://www.albrechtsburg-meissen.de/fileadmin/ort/abmeiss/Albrechtsburg_Meissen/Informationen_und_Flyer/Albrechtsburg-Meissen-Zeittafel-historische-Fakten.pdf (albrechtsburg-meissen.de)
- https://www.theivyhouse.com/about.cfm/Meissen (theivyhouse.com)
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