id:			97995
accession number:	1917.624.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.624.2
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:22.942000

Salt Cellar from the Sulkowsky Service (2 of 2), 1735–1756. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Hard-paste porcelain; overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness 1917.624.2

title:				Salt Cellar from the Sulkowsky Service (2 of 2)
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creation date:			1735–1756
creation date earliest:		1735
creation date latest:		1756
current location:		216A French and German
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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CREATORS

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

	title:		Geometric Forms in Art
	opening date:   1972-02-11T05:00:00
	<i>Geometric Forms in Art</i>. Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 11-May 12, 1972).

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