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MUGG-100 — Villeroy, Dwarf (one of a pair) (ca. 1740–45)
MUGG-100 — Villeroy, Dwarf (one of a pair) (ca. 1740–45)
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Villeroy's dwarf figures, produced in tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain at the short-lived factory near Paris around 1740–45, belong to a tradition of commedia-derived grotesques that travelled from Meissen through French faïenceries before most of those workshops collapsed. The pair stands under five inches tall, a scale that made such figures cabinet curiosities rather than table ornaments.
Soft-paste porcelain of this period was chemically unstable and notoriously difficult to fire with polychrome enamels intact, a fact the curatorial team considers relevant to the work's new ceramic context. The original is held at @metmuseum. MUGGMUSEET holds the acquisition in the standard format.
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This work entered the collection on 2026-07-17. The mug is the acquisition. The acquisition is complete.
Specifications
Ceramic mug, 11oz. Dishwasher safe and microwave safe. Print wraps include the artwork panel and museum label panel on a white ceramic base. Fulfilled by Gelato and ships in 3 to 5 business days.
Soft-paste porcelain of this period was chemically unstable and notoriously difficult to fire with polychrome enamels intact, a fact the curatorial team considers relevant to the work's new ceramic context. The original is held at @metmuseum. MUGGMUSEET holds the acquisition in the standard format.
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This work entered the collection on 2026-07-17. The mug is the acquisition. The acquisition is complete.
Specifications
Ceramic mug, 11oz. Dishwasher safe and microwave safe. Print wraps include the artwork panel and museum label panel on a white ceramic base. Fulfilled by Gelato and ships in 3 to 5 business days.
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