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Source Description
This covered bowl is one of the earliest surviving examples of Vincennes porcelain. Its decorations, particularly the lacy borders, show the influence of Meissen porcelain, but an individual note is struck in the extreme delicacy and colorful restraint of the painting of the landscape scenes.
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Document identity
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123677
label
Sugar Bowl (Sucrier)
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123677
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object
title
Sugar Bowl (Sucrier)
description
This covered bowl is one of the earliest surviving examples of Vincennes porcelain. Its decorations, particularly the lacy borders, show the influence of Meissen porcelain, but an individual note is struck in the extreme delicacy and colorful restraint of the painting of the landscape scenes.
date
1745–48
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CC0
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CC0
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en
wikidata
Q60757514
creators
11883
11807
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Part 1: 8.1 x 16.2 cm (3 3/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
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France, Vincennes
accession
1944.225.a
Source extras
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soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
tombstone
Sugar Bowl (Sucrier), 1745–48. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), Vincennes Porcelain Factory (France, 1740–56). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; part 1: 8.1 x 16.2 cm (3 3/16 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.225.a
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
in red: P.M.
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 139
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 139
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 182
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 60, fig. 63
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:22:08.619000
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123677
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
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gender unknown
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