Founded in Paris in 1734, it was transferred to Mennecy in 1748 and to Bourg-la-Reine in 1773. After 1753 it was much restricted by laws imposed to protect the Vincennes factory. Only soft-paste porcelain was made.

Mennecy- Villeroy Factory

Duc de Villeroy was the sponsor of this factory. Established c. 1749

Provenance

R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.

Citations

Hawley, Henry. "Ceramics of the Rococo Age." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 48 (March 1961). p. 53-54; fig. 4

Exhibition history

Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).