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A misconception influenced by 19th-century art historical texts, the pale pink that appears on Sèvres porcelain is commonly and incorrectly called <em>rose Pompadour</em> after Madame de Pompadour, official mistress of French King Louis XV. Though she was a great patron of the factory, this pale pink ground did not carry her name during its mid-18th-century production. Instead, factory records refer to this striking pink simply as rose.
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130499
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Pair of Covered Tureens on Stand (Paire de pots-à-oille)
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1
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130499
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object
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Pair of Covered Tureens on Stand (Paire de pots-à-oille)
description
A misconception influenced by 19th-century art historical texts, the pale pink that appears on Sèvres porcelain is commonly and incorrectly called <em>rose Pompadour</em> after Madame de Pompadour, official mistress of French King Louis XV. Though she was a great patron of the factory, this pale pink ground did not carry her name during its mid-18th-century production. Instead, factory records refer to this striking pink simply as rose.
date
1757–58
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60780807
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11883
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Ceramic
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1
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import
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France, Sèvres
accession
1953.25
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soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
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Pair of Covered Tureens on Stand (Paire de pots-à-oille), 1757–58. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.25
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
[Incised 'L' with three dots in blue (1953.25.1c)]
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[Interlaced 'L's in blue with date letter 'E' (1953.25.1a)]
inscription
[Interlaced 'L's in blue with date letter E; incised 'L' (1953.25.2c)]
didYouKnow
<em>Oille</em>, which may come from the Spanish word for cooking pot, <em>olla</em>, refers to a Spanish stew of meat and vegetables popularized by Anne of Austria and Maria-Theresa, respective wives of Louis XIII and Louis XIV.
citations
citation
Alfassa, Paul, and Jacques Guérin. <em>Porcelaine française du XVIIe au milieu du XIXe siècle</em>. Paris: A. Lévy, 1931.
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p. 51; pl. 57
citation
Foote, Helen S. "A Pair of Soft-Paste Tureens and Platters." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 40 (November 1953).
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p. 200-202
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 301
citation
Hawley, Henry. "Vincennes-Sèvres Porcelain at the Cleveland Museum of Art." <em>Antiques </em>LXXXV (March 1964).
page_number
p. 322-25
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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. 140
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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. 140
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Jedding, Hermann. <em>Europäisches Porzellan</em>. München: Keysersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1971.
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p. 268
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 184
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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: p. 63; Reproduced: p. 63, fig. 66 and color plate 66 after p. 54
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: The Museum, 1991.
page_number
p. 112
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 06:44:45.934000
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130499
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
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gender unknown
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