Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
1 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (4.4 × 13 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
Austrian, Vienna with German, Breslau (Wrocław) decoration
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1943
Accession Number
43.100.40
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate dish, crafted around 1725–30 during the pioneering Claudius Innocentius du Paquier period at Vienna's first porcelain manufactory, exemplifies early European mastery of hard-paste porcelain Founded in 1718 by du Pa, the factory was Austria's bold response to Meissen's dominance, producing translucent, durable porcelain fired at high temperatures—a closely guarded Chinese secret that Europeans had only recently unlocked. Painter Ignaz Bottengr contributed the vibrant decorations, applied in Breslau (modern Wrocław), highlighting a collaborative network across Central Europe. Meas...