Woman and her tailor

Giuseppe Gricci|Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory

ca. 1744–46 · Soft-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An early example of Capodimonte soft-paste porcelain, produced only between 1743 and 17589. Gricci derived this group from the engravings "Le Tailleur pour Femme" by Charles Cochin le Jeune. The paste is as yet somewhat impure. The colored decoration includes oriental flower motifs and a blue border recalling the stamped decoration adopted by the Ginori factory in Doccia near Florence.

Artist

Giuseppe Gricci|Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory

Date

ca. 1744–46

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain

Culture

Italian, Naples

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1970