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Source Description
Made as two separate elements, this extremely rare example of Saint-Porchaire ware may have been conceived primarily as a tour de force of decorative art.
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Document identity
localId
127441
label
Flower Vase
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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127441
contentType
object
title
Flower Vase
description
Made as two separate elements, this extremely rare example of Saint-Porchaire ware may have been conceived primarily as a tour de force of decorative art.
date
c. 1520–1540
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60751692
creators
38995
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter of top: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); Diameter of base: 45.7 x 17.2 cm (18 x 6 3/4 in.)
cul
France, 16th century
accession
1950.125
Source extras
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lead-glazed white-paste earthenware, molded and inlaid slip decoration
tombstone
Flower Vase, c. 1520–1540. Saint-Porchaire (French). Lead-glazed white-paste earthenware, molded and inlaid slip decoration; diameter of top: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); diameter of base: 45.7 x 17.2 cm (18 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.125
collection
Decorative Arts
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "Three Pieces of Henri II or Saint-Porchaire Ware." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>38, no. 6 (June 1951): 132-133, 140-142.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 133; Mentioned: p. 141.
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” June 20, 1951, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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 and Reproduced: cat. no. 242
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. T<em>he 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. 51, fig. 53
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:33:45.403000
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127441
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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lead-glazed white-paste earthenware, molded and inlaid slip decoration
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gender unknown
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