Rococo Exotic: French Mounted Porcelain and the Taste for the East April 14, 2007

'Rococo Exotic: French Mounted Porcelains and the Allure of the East' explores the design and reception of rococo luxury objects by focusing on a pair of mounted eighteenth-century Chinese porcelains. Drawing on prints, books and other objects, the exhibition explores the convergence of the natural and the humanly wrought in the production of such elite wares and probe the fascination with the exotic that lies at the heart of the Rococo.