#FiredbyPassion

Past Exhibition

colorful porcelain deep covered dish with handles, decorated with flowers and figurine at top
Fired by Passion: Masterpieces of Du Paquier Porcelain from the Sullivan Collection
June 8, 2017 to August 12, 2018

This year-long installation in the Portico Gallery was inspired by the generous gift of fourteen pieces of Du Paquier porcelain given to the Frick in 2016 by Paul Sullivan and Trustee Melinda Martin Sullivan. Although in operation for only twenty-five years, the Du Paquier manufactory left an impressive body of inventive and often whimsical work, forging a distinct identity in the history of European porcelain production. The exhibition featured about forty tureens, drinking vessels, platters, and other objects produced by Du Paquier between 1720 and 1740.