Plate
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
French, Sèvres
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1962
Accession Number
62.165.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant plate, crafted by the renowned Sèvres Manufactory painted by Jean-Jacques Dieu in 179, exemplifies the pinnacle of French hard-paste porcelain during a time of profound upheaval. Measuring nearly 10 inches in diameter, it to the European Sculpture andative Arts collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art gifted by Lewis Einstein in 1962. Sèvres, long the royal porcelain factory, transitioned after the French Revolution, yet continued producing luxurious ceramics prized by elites. The plate's hard-paste porcelain—a technically demanding material mimicking fine Chinese porcelain—a...
About the Artist
Sèvres Manufactory|Jean-Jacques Dieu · 1740–present
The Sèvres Manufactory, one of Europe's premier porcelain producers, was established in 1740 as the Manufacture de Vincennes under the patronage of Queen Marie Leszczyńska, who sought to rival Meissen and Chantilly porcelains with French soft-paste innovations. Initially a private venture, it relocated to Sèvres in 1756 in a purpose-built facility designed by architect Laurent Lindet near Madame d...