Saucer
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
H. 1-1/8 in. (2.9 cm.); Diam. 5-7/16 in. (13.8 cm.)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
Austrian, Vienna
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1940
Accession Number
40.65.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate saucer, crafted during Vienna's Claudius Innocentius du Paquier period around 1730–35, exemplifies early European mastery of hard-paste porcelain. Founded in 1718 by entrepreneur du Paquier, the Vienna manufactory was among the first outside Asia to produce this prized material—fired at high temperatures to create a translucent, durable body rivaling Chinese imports. Measuring just 1-1/8 inches high and 5-7/16 inches in diameter, it was designed for elegant table service, reflecting the opulent tastes of the Austrian aristocracy under Habsburg rule. The saucer's floral motifs, v...