Bowl
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
3 1/2 × 7 1/8 in. (8.9 × 18.1 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German, Ludwigsburg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The George B. McClellan Collection, Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan, 1941
Accession Number
42.205.264
Art Historical Context
This elegant oval bowl, crafted by the Ludwigsburgcelain Manufactory around1770, exemplifies the of 18th-century German ceramic artistry. Established in 1758 under the patronage of Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg, the Ludwigsburg factory quickly rivaled Europe's leading porcelain centers like Meissen, producing luxurious tableware and decorative objects for aristocratic tables and interiors. Made of hard-paste porcelain technically demanding material fired at high temperatures to achieve the translucent, resonant quality of Chinese export porcelain— this bowl highlights the manufactory's maste...