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
62.165.33
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About this artwork
This elegant hard-paste porcelain plate, created around 1791 by the Sèvres Manufactory with decoration by the Weydinger family, exemplifies French royal porcelain production during the Revolutionary period. Measuring 9 9/16 inches in diameter, the plate reflects Sèvres's transition from soft-paste to hard-paste porcelain in the late 18th century, adopting the superior technical properties of German-style porcelain while maintaining French decorative traditions. The Sèvres Manufactory, establishe...
About the Artist
Sèvres Manufactory|Weydinger family · 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...