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Doccia Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1760
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
Italian, Florence
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George F. Baker, 1931
Accession Number
31.132.1a, b
Tags
Musical InstrumentsMale NudesHorsesTrees
About the Artist
Doccia Porcelain Manufactory · 1737–1896
The Doccia Porcelain Manufactory, founded in 1737 by Marquis Carlo Ginori near Florence, holds the distinction of being Italy's first hard-paste porcelain manufacturer and one of the few European porcelain enterprises to survive from the eighteenth century to the present day without interruption. Unlike most contemporary ventures — which depended on the patronage and protection of ruling courts — ...