Tureen

ca. 1725-30

Increased European trade in the eighteenth century resulted in a tremendous influx of novel and extraordinary treasures from distant ports. The monkey on this tureen represents the allure of the exotic, just as the floral decoration and palette evoke far-off Japan. This tureen is from one of the earliest known services produced by the Du Paquier manufactory in Vienna, the second hard-paste porcelain manufactory established in Europe.

Hard paste porcelain

7 3/4 x 8 1/8 x 14 in. (19.7x 20.6 x 35.5cm), height includes finial

L.: 14 in.

Gift of Martha and Henry Isaacson

69.171

Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until December 1969; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1969

Photo: Paul Macapia

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

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Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)

Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 138

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