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In an effort to rejuvenate its style of decoration, the Meissen factory acquired a large group of French engravings about 1740. During the next decade, figural decorations in the style of Antoine Watteau and his followers became a typical mode of decoration on Meissen pporcelain.
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125331
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Beaker
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125331
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object
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Beaker
description
In an effort to rejuvenate its style of decoration, the Meissen factory acquired a large group of French engravings about 1740. During the next decade, figural decorations in the style of Antoine Watteau and his followers became a typical mode of decoration on Meissen pporcelain.
date
c. 1745–1750
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79903707
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11685
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 11 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
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Germany, Meissen, 18th century
accession
1947.284
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porcelain
tombstone
Beaker, c. 1745–1750. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Porcelain; diameter: 11 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of A. & R. Ball, 1947.284
collection
Decorative Arts
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "A Gift of Continental Ceramics." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>35, no. 10 (December 1948): 224, 229.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 229
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Gift of A. & R. Ball
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2026-05-29 06:28:27.048000
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125331
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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porcelain
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gender unknown
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photo
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