BK-15565-A
Manufacture Oud-Loosdrecht
c. 1782 - c. 1784
Medium
porcelain
Dimensions
7.9; 4.3; 9.5
About this artwork
height 4.3 cm x width 9.5 cm x diameter 7.9 cm
Art Historical Context
This delicate porcelain piece, produced by the Manufacture Oud-Loosdrecht between roughly 1782 and 1784, exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of late-eighteenth-century Dutch ceramics. Standing just 4.3 centimeters high with a diameter of 7.9 centimeters, its compact scale suggests it may have served as a small dish, cup, or component of a larger table service. The factory’s brief but notable operation in the Netherlands placed it among the pioneering European efforts to master hard-paste porcelain techniques long dominated by Asian producers. Created during a period when Dutch patrons incre...