id:			97970
accession number:	1917.610
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.610
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:22.806000

Earth, c. 1775. Derby Porcelain Factory (Chelsea-Derby Period, 1770–84), Pierre Stèphan (Swiss, active 1760–98). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 22.6 x 10.5 x 8.6 cm (8 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness 1917.610

title:				Earth
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creation date:			c. 1775
creation date earliest:		1770
creation date latest:		1780
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creditline:			Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness
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culture:	England, Derby, 18th century
technique:	soft-paste porcelain
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Derby Porcelain Factory (Chelsea-Derby Period, 1770–84)  - manufacturer
the Chelsea-Derby period began in 1770, when William Duesbury, one of the owners of the Derby Factory, acquried the Chelsea factory, and lasted until he closed it in 1784. During these years the products of both factories bore the same mark.
* Pierre Stèphan (Swiss, active 1760–98)  - modeled by

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measurements: Overall: 22.6 x 10.5 x 8.6 cm (8 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Bequest of Mrs. Charles W. Harkness." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 4, no. 4 (1917): 63.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 63
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136090

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web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1917.610/1917.610_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1917.610/1917.610_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1917.610/1917.610_full.tif