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Source Description
The intricately painted birds that decorate this tureen are the work of Louis-Denis Armand. Armand was known for his depictions of birds and landscapes, a specialty that may have come from his work as a painter of lacquered furniture with similar compositions. This tureen was likely designed by master goldsmith Jean-Claude Duplessis who began working as an artistic director at the Vincennes Porcelain Factory in 1748.
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Document identity
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129888
label
Covered Tureen (Terrine ancienne or Terrine ordinaire)
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129888
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object
title
Covered Tureen (Terrine ancienne or Terrine ordinaire)
description
The intricately painted birds that decorate this tureen are the work of Louis-Denis Armand. Armand was known for his depictions of birds and landscapes, a specialty that may have come from his work as a painter of lacquered furniture with similar compositions. This tureen was likely designed by master goldsmith Jean-Claude Duplessis who began working as an artistic director at the Vincennes Porcelain Factory in 1748.
date
c. 1752
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60760043
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genreSpecific
Ceramic
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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.)
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France, Vincennes
accession
1952.3
Source extras
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soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
tombstone
Covered Tureen (Terrine ancienne or Terrine ordinaire), c. 1752. Attributed to Louis-Denis Armand (French, active c. 1745–1783), Vincennes Porcelain Factory (France, 1740–56). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; 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
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
[Interlaced foliate 'L's surmounted by a fleur-de-lys (indicating royal commision), in blue]
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
Foote, Helen S. "Vincennes and Meissen Porcelain." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>39 (June 1952).
page_number
p. 124-27
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
Hawley, Henry. "Vincennes-Sèvres Porcelain at the Cleveland Museum of Art." <em>Antiques </em>LXXXV (March 1964).
page_number
p. 322-25
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
Jedding, Hermann. <em>Europäisches Porzellan</em>. München: Keysersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1971.
page_number
p. 278
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Adele Zeidman Silver. <em>Guide to the Galleries</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1971.
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n.p.
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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.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 182
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Adele Z. Silver. <em>Guide to the Galleries</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
page_number
p. 70-71
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, fig. 64
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:42:31.494000
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129888
dept
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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male
gender unknown
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