Porcelain on the yachts of Kaiser Wilhelm II – Elegance on the high seas

The porcelain specially commissioned for the imperial yachts, in particular the S.M.Y. Hohenzollern and the sailing yacht Iduna, was produced by the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin (KPM) and reflected the representative aspirations of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The plates, cups, and pots bore the Kaiser's monogram, the motto of the Order of the Garter ("Honi soit qui mal y pense"), and the Imperial Standard.

The design was deliberately kept simple and modern—a contrast to the ostentatious palace dinnerware—and was inspired by English models. The porcelain pieces were reordered and supplemented multiple times, for instance in the years 1893, 1897, 1899, and 1905, and remained in use until the yachts were decommissioned during the First World War.