Pretty Dutch18th Century Dutch Porcelain/18e eeuws Hollands porselein
Trumpie, Ank
010 Publishers, 2007, Hardcover, 160 p. Nederlands / Engels 978 90 6450 632 1 Hollands porselein werd in de achttiende eeuw geproduceerd in vier centra in de provincies Noord- en Zuid Holland: Weesp, Loosdrecht, Amstel en Den Haag. Kenmerkende eigenschappen zijn ambachtelijkheid en een internationale stijl. Exhibition: Pretty Dutch, Princessehof Leeuwarden, April 22nd-October 28th 2007 In the eighteenth century, Dutch porcelain was produced at four centres in the provinces of Noord and Zuid Holland: Weesp, Loosdrecht, Amstel, and The Hague. The porcelain is characterized by its craftsmanship and international style. In terms of material quality and decoration, the products were certainly equal to those made by the renowned European manufacturers. Nevertheless, these Dutch production centres were in operation for no more than a few decades. ‘Pretty Dutch’ gives an account of this period. It describes the coherent social and cultural-historical background, and also displays the beauty of this under-exposed Dutch product. Texts written by specialists, supplemented with reactions to this historical material from present-day designers and artists, cast a new light on Dutch porcelain. This book offers endless visual delights and all the information one could possibly desire about porcelain in Holland from the 1700’s to the present.  |