The Peep Show, or the Magic Lantern (La Curiosité ou La Lanterne Magique)

Discussion

FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

Beginning in the mid-1750s, biscuit, or unglazed porcelain, replaced glazed porcelain in sculpture because fine details were sometimes obscured by glazes. In addition, the matte surface of biscuit pieces resembled marble, a medium favored in sculpture. Unglazed porcelain figures were often sold with dinner services, and, as such, they replaced fragile sugar figures, which had adorned dessert tables of the previous era.

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