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Document identity
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129890
label
Cover for a Tureen
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
129890
contentType
object
title
Cover for a Tureen
date
c. 1752
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758478
creators
11807
57109
genreSpecific
Ceramic
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 25.8 x 38.5 cm (10 3/16 x 15 3/16 in.); Container: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.)
cul
France, Vincennes
accession
1952.3.b
Source extras
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soft-paste porcelain wth enamel and gilt decoraion
tombstone
Cover for a Tureen, c. 1752. Vincennes Porcelain Factory (France, 1740–56), probably painted by Louis-Denis Armand (French, active c. 1745–1783). Soft-paste porcelain wth enamel and gilt decoraion; overall: 25.8 x 38.5 cm (10 3/16 x 15 3/16 in.); container: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.3.b
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
This object was manufactured in soft-paste porcelain, a material used by many European porcelain factories before they were able to emulate the hard-paste porcelain of China and Japan.
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 and Reproduced: cat. no. 299
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.
page_number
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. 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. 61, no. 64
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:42:14.476000
sourceId
129890
dept
Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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soft-paste porcelain wth enamel and gilt decoraion
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male
gender unknown
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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