Date: 1911
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs
Source: Collection Count Diego Bouglie of Naples; Said to have belonged to Queen Carolina of Naples and Sicily, sister of Marie Antoinette
Made/Created
Artist
Royal Vienna Porcelain
Date made
1789
Place
City
Vienna
Country
Austria
Continent
Europe
Dimensions
Height
1-3/8 in
Diameter
9-1/2 in
Material
Hard paste porcelain
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition Label
Label
Caius Marcius Coriolanus, the male figure in the center of the dish, was a legendary,
Roman General who turned against Rome, and was portrayed in William Shakespeare’s
tragedy Coriolanus written in 1605-1608. Using literary references as inspiration gave
the porcelain painters a chance to compose original images as opposed to copying old
master paintings. Awards were given to artists of the Vienna Porcelain Factory for these
original ideas and compositions.
