Schotel
Manufacture Oud-Loosdrecht
1774 - 1784
Medium
porcelain
Dimensions
20; 4
About this artwork
hoogte 4 cm x diameter 20 cm
Art Historical Context
This delicate porcelain saucer, known as *Schotel*, hails from the Manufacture Oud-Loosdrecht, one of the Netherlands' pioneering porcelain factories established around 1774 in the village of Oud-Loosdrecht. Produced between 1774 and 1784, it exemplifies the factory's early output during a golden age of European ceramics, when Dutch artisans sought to rival the famed Chinese and Meissen porcelains flooding the market. Measuring just 4 cm in height and 20 cm in diameter, this petite dish was likely designed for tea or coffee service, reflecting the rising popularity of these beverages in afflue...