Vase (part of a garniture)
ca. 1780–90
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German, Fürstenberg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894
Accession Number
94.4.353a, b
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant vase, crafted by the renowned Fürstenberg Porcelainufactory in Germany around 1780–90, stands as a fine example of late 18th-century European ceramics. Produced at the factory founded in 1747 in the principality of Fürstenberg it exemplifies the height of German porcelain production, rivaling Meissen and Sèvres. As part of a garniture matched set of vases designed for mantelpieces or tabletops—this 11½-inch (29.2 cm) hard-paste porcelain piece was meant to create symmetrical displays of opulence in aristocratic homes. Hard-paste porcelain, made from kaolin clay and fired at high ...