id:			97994
accession number:	1917.624.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.624.1
updated:		2025-02-08 22:34:21.405000

Salt Cellar from the Sulkowsky Service (1 of 2), c. 1736. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710), Johann Friedrich Eberlein (German, 1696–1749). Hard-paste porcelain; overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness 1917.624.1

title:				Salt Cellar from the Sulkowsky Service (1 of 2)
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creation date:			c. 1736
creation date earliest:		1731
creation date latest:		1741
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creditline:			Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness
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culture:	Germany, Meissen, 18th century
technique:	hard-paste porcelain
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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* Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)  - manufacturer
the first and for half a century the best in Europe. It set a high standard which was emulated everywhere, even in China. Founded in 1710 as the Royal Saxon Porcelain Manufacture by Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, at Meissen, near Dresden.
* Johann Friedrich Eberlein (German, 1696–1749)  - modeled by

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measurements: Overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.)
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