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The Vienna Porcelain Manufactory Augarten (German: ''Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten'') is a porcelain manufactory located in
Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten history
The original Vienna manufactory went out of business in 1864. After that, the main porcelain factory of the
The Vienna Porcelain Manufactory Augarten (German: ''Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten'') is a porcelain manufactory located in Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
, Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
. It was founded in 1718 and is one of the oldest porcelain manufacturers in Europe. The Vienna Porcelain Manufactory Augarten is also home to the Augarten Porcelain Museum, which displays a collection of historic and contemporary porcelain pieces. In addition to its porcelain products, the company also produces glassware, cutlery, and other home accessories.
History
The historic Vienna Porcelain Manufactory (1718–1864) was the second porcelain manufactory to be established in Europe. Dating back to a privilege given by the emperor to Claudius Innocentius du Paquier in 1718, it was, afterMeissen porcelain
Meissen porcelain or Meissen china was the first Europe, European hard-paste porcelain. Early experiments were done in 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger continued von Tschirnhaus's ...
, Europe's second oldest producer of hard-paste porcelain
Hard-paste porcelain, sometimes called "true porcelain", is a ceramic material that was originally made from a compound of the feldspathic rock petuntse and kaolin fired at a very high temperature, usually around 1400 °C. It was first made ...
. Since 1744, pieces bore the shield from the coat of arms of the Dukes of Austria as a trademark.The original Vienna manufactory went out of business in 1864. After that, the main porcelain factory of the
Austro-Hungarian empire
Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consist ...
was the Herend Porcelain Manufactory, which had been competing with the Vienna manufactory as purveyors to the Imperial Court. The porcelain of the original Vienna manufactory is often referred to as ''Alt Wien'' ("Old Vienna") porcelain, to distinguish it from the products of the new Augarten manufactory.
The new porcelain manufactory in Augarten was established in 1923. It revived the traditions of the old Vienna porcelain manufactory by continuing the production methods and patterns of the historic manufactory.
See also
* Porcelain manufacturing companies in EuropeReferences
External links
* * Austrian pottery Culture in Vienna Leopoldstadt Manufacturing companies based in Vienna Porcelain Austrian companies established in 1923 Manufacturing companies established in 1923 {{Austria-company-stub