What type of Rococo porcelain is shown that is French soft-paste?

What type of Rococo porcelain is shown that is French soft-paste?

• A. Sevres
• B. Chantilly
• C. Meissen
• D. Delft

Answer: (B)

Rococo porcelain in France often distinguishes itself by the body used, and Chantilly is the name linked to a French soft-paste variety. Soft-paste (pâte tendre) was the early French porcelain body made before hard-paste bone-ash porcelain became standard, producing a creamy white, more pliable material ideal for the delicate, curving Rococo forms. Chantilly wares were produced at the Chantilly factory and are celebrated for their light, graceful shapes with rococo ornament and fine decoration. This identifies the shown piece as Chantilly. By contrast, Sevres is French but typically hard-paste porcelain, Meissen is German hard-paste, and Delft is Dutch tin-glazed earthenware, not porcelain.

Rococo porcelain in France often distinguishes itself by the body used, and Chantilly is the name linked to a French soft-paste variety. Soft-paste (pâte tendre) was the early French porcelain body made before hard-paste bone-ash porcelain became standard, producing a creamy white, more pliable material ideal for the delicate, curving Rococo forms. Chantilly wares were produced at the Chantilly factory and are celebrated for their light, graceful shapes with rococo ornament and fine decoration. This identifies the shown piece as Chantilly. By contrast, Sevres is French but typically hard-paste porcelain, Meissen is German hard-paste, and Delft is Dutch tin-glazed earthenware, not porcelain.