Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1961.10915 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
World Ceramics Collection |
Manufacturer |
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Vienna (1718-1864) |
Title |
Imperial Porcelain Transferware Plate Featuring Leda and the Swan |
Date |
Circa 1820 |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a blue underglaze manufacturer's mark on the underside of a behive-shaped shield. |
Description |
This transferware plate is attributed to the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Vienna (1718-1864), circa 1820. The manufacturer was purchased by Austrian empress Maria Theresa in 1744 from Claude du Paquier. It is believed to be the second oldest porcelain factory in Europe, behind only the Meissen factory in Germany. Interestingly, it has been suggested that former Meissen employees brought the factory's secret recipe for hard-paste porcelain with them to the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory. |
Medium |
Hard-Paste Porcelain, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Gillt, Transfer Decorated |
Height (in) |
0.750 |
Diameter (in) |
7.750 |
Culture |
Austrian |
School |
Neoclassicism |
Place of Origin |
Vienna, Austria |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gerdau |
Source Collection |
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gerdau Collection |
People |
Gerdau, Mr. and Mrs. Allan |
Search Terms |
Animals Austrian Austrian Ceramics Blue Cherubim Decorative Plates Figures, Children Figures, Women Gilt Gold Greek Mythology Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Vienna (1718-1864) Neoclaccism Plates Polychrome Transferwre Red Swans Transfers Transferware Vienna, Austria World Ceramics |
Location |
On view in the Ayers Gallery, 2nd Floor |