Chilton, Meredith (ed): Fired by Passion: Vienna Baroque Porcelain of Claudius Innocentius du Paquier. 3 vols. Exhibition: New York, Metropolitan Museum, 2009. 1368pp with over 2000 colour illustrations. Cloth + CD-Rom. 33x24.5cms. Three-volume monograph dedicated to Du Paquier, the Viennese porcelain factory established in 1718. Volume I looks at the background of the factory and its backdrop of 18th century Vienna and relationship to Meissen; Volume II looks at the use of these objects at court ceremonies; Volume III contains a detailed catalogue of 500 objects, including an inventory of the Dubsky Room, the only room still devoted to Du Paquier porcelain.
Three-volume monograph dedicated to Du Paquier, the Viennese porcelain factory established in 1718. Volume I looks at the background of the factory and its backdrop of 18th century Vienna and relationship to Meissen; Volume II looks at the use of these objects at court ceremonies; Volume III contains a detailed catalogue of 500 objects, including an inventory of the Dubsky Room, the only room still devoted to Du Paquier porcelain. Text in English