Tankard

Vienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period

ca. 1720–25 · Hard-paste porcelain, silver · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Monochrome decoration ornamented Du Paquier porcelain from the beginning; indeed, it is one of the manufactory’s defining characteristics. It is found in several colors, including a lovely iron red. The name of the artist who painted this tankard is not known; his hand is found, however, on a number of other early pieces made at Du Paquier as well as on a Chinese bowl in the Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, so it is likely that he both was employed within the factory and performed freelance, or Hausmaler, work.

Artist

Vienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period

Date

ca. 1720–25

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, silver

Culture

Austrian, Vienna

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950