Dish
ca. 1725–32
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 × 3 × 4 in. (4.4 × 7.6 × 10.2 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German, Meissen with German, Kronstadt decoration
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
Accession Number
50.211.25
Art Historical Context
This delicate dish, crafted by the renowned Meissen Manufactory 1725–32 and painted by Ignaz Preiss, exemplifies the dawn of Europe's porcelain revolution. Meissen, founded in 1710 near Dresden, Germany, was first to successfully produce hard-paste porcelain durable, translucent material long monopolized by China. This breakthrough fueled the Rococo era's obsession with luxury tableware, transforming everyday objects into status symbols for Europe's aristocracy. Measuring just 1¾ × 3 × 4 inches, dish features vibrant overglaze enameling from Kronstadt workshops, depicting birds amid blooming ...
About the Artist
Ignaz Preissler|Meissen Manufactory · 1676–1741
German, Friedrichswald 1676–1741Kronsstadt