Vezzi porcelain

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Vezzi porcelain beakers, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vezzi porcelain is porcelain made by the Vezzi porcelain factory in Venice, Italy, established in 1720 by the Vezzi family. It was the first porcelain factory in Italy, after the experimental Medici porcelain of the 16th century.[1] It operated only until 1727, so surviving pieces are few, probably fewer than 200. It made "true" hard-paste porcelain, and was only the third factory in Europe to do so, hiring technicians from Meissen porcelain and Vienna porcelain, the first two makers.[2][3]

The great majority of wares are teaware: cups, saucers, teapots and a few small plates. Many cups are beakers without handles, and the teapots, which form an unusually large proportion of the surviving pieces, often have moulded shapes, including

translucent. The shapes often draw from silverware, but they are brightly painted in a variety of styles, influenced by the northern factories and Asian export wares.[4][5]

History

Francesco Vezzi (1651–1740) was a

kaolin being sent to Venice from Saxony.[8]

There was to be no more porcelain made in Venice between 1727 and 1758, and only the

Bow were also to stand alone. Giovanni Vezzi may eventually have faced opposition even from his father Francesco, perhaps because his new peer group in the Venetian nobility felt that owning a smoky manufacturing business in the city was inappropriate behaviour. In 1727 an agreement between father and son cancelled the latter's debts but required him to destroy the kilns.[11]

  • Teapot with relief and painted decoration
    Teapot with relief and painted decoration
  • Vase
    Vase
  • Teapot with relief and painted decoration of actresses
    Teapot with relief and painted decoration of actresses
  • Teapot with relief and painted decoration
    Teapot with relief and painted decoration
  • Mark with "Vena." for "Venice"
    Mark with "Vena." for "Venice"
  • Plate (black and white photo)
    Plate (black and white photo)
  • Beaker (other side of one at top)
    Beaker (other side of one at top)

Notes

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  1. ^ Chaffers, 422; Le Corbellier, 5; Battie, 86–87 on Medici porcelain.
  2. ^ Le Corbeiller, 6; Battie, 102
  3. ^ "Teapot, 1720–27, Vezzi Factory", Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. ^ Le Corbeiller, 6–7; Battie, 103
  5. ^ "Teapot and cover". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Le Corbeiller, 6; Battie, 103; Favaro, 299
  7. ISBN 9780195189483
    – via Oxford Reference.
  8. ^ Le Corbeiller, 8
  9. ^ Le Corbeiller, 8; Battie, 103
  10. ^ Favaro, 290
  11. ^ Favaro, 291

References

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