Strasbourg porcelain

Strasbourg ware refers to pottery produced in Strasbourg, France, primarily between 1721 and 1780 by the Hannong family. This enterprise created both faience (tin-glazed earthenware) and porcelain.1

Notable Strasbourg faience items include tureens shaped like pumpkins and cabbages, as well as animal figures. The Hannongs were early adopters of overglaze painting in France, often using a distinctive intense carmine color.1

The factory began producing porcelain in 1753 after hiring Johann Jakob Ringler, who had learned the technique in Vienna. However, due to a prohibition on porcelain production by the royal Sèvres factory, Paul Hannong moved his porcelain operations to Frankenthal, Germany, in 1755. His son, Joseph, resumed porcelain production in Strasbourg in 1766 after the prohibition was relaxed, but the venture ultimately failed due to debt.1