 Étienne-Dominique Pellevé, of Rouen, France, started producing this porcelain in Ottweiler in 1763.The factory was under patronage of Wilhelm Heinrich of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1735-1768), and part of his garden.The largest collection of remaining Ottweiler porcelain can today be seen at the "Witwenpalais" in Ottweiler.