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Source Description
One of these vases is dated 1749. They were perhaps part of a set of four covered vases that we know from documents were acquired by Mme. de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV in 1752.
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Document identity
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123696
label
Covered Vase (2 of 2)
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object
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Source metadata
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123696
contentType
object
title
Covered Vase (2 of 2)
description
One of these vases is dated 1749. They were perhaps part of a set of four covered vases that we know from documents were acquired by Mme. de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV in 1752.
date
mid-1700s
rights
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779000
creators
11685
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 38.1 x 33.7 x 20.7 cm (15 x 13 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.)
cul
Germany, Meissen, 18th century
accession
1944.229.2
Source extras
tec
porcelain mounted in gilt bronze
tombstone
Covered Vase (2 of 2), mid-1700s. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Porcelain mounted in gilt bronze; overall: 38.1 x 33.7 x 20.7 cm (15 x 13 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.229.2
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
on obelisk located in one of the cartouche openings, the date 1749 appears.
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 310
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. 138
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 138
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. 181
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 64, no. 67
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:22:23.414000
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123696
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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porcelain mounted in gilt bronze
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gender unknown
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