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The paintings and designs of François Boucher were reproduced regularly at the Vincennes Porcelain Factory. This image of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry, depicted on this plate in the form of a winged cupid, was likely inspired by Boucher’s models. Representations of children in monochromatic color schemes, as seen here, were known in France as <em>enfants camïeux</em> and popularly decorated 18th-century French porcelain.
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138442
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Plate (Assiette à cordonnet)
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138442
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object
title
Plate (Assiette à cordonnet)
description
The paintings and designs of François Boucher were reproduced regularly at the Vincennes Porcelain Factory. This image of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry, depicted on this plate in the form of a winged cupid, was likely inspired by Boucher’s models. Representations of children in monochromatic color schemes, as seen here, were known in France as <em>enfants camïeux</em> and popularly decorated 18th-century French porcelain.
date
c. 1752
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80034278
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11883
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Ceramic
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1
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import
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Diameter: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)
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France, Sèvres
accession
1962.358
Source extras
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soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
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Plate (Assiette à cordonnet), c. 1752. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; diameter: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1962.358
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
Madame de Pompadour, official mistress of French King Louis XV, bought 36 plates with this form and type of decoration on May 23, 1753, attesting to its popularity among French royals.
citations
citation
"Year in Review." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>50 (December 1963).
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p. 291, no. 29, ill. p. 274
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The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 07:05:32.449000
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138442
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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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