id: 123692
accession number: 1944.229
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Pair of Covered Vases, 1749. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Porcelain mounted in gilt bronze; overall: 37.4 x 32.7 x 21 cm (14 3/4 x 12 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.229
title: Pair of Covered Vases
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creation date: 1749
creation date earliest: 1749
creation date latest: 1749
current location: 216B French and German
creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Germany, 18th century
technique: porcelain mounted in gilt bronze
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: 37.4 x 32.7 x 21 cm (14 3/4 x 12 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
formerly in the J. Pierpont Morgan collection; (Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York).
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 310
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n61
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 138
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n162
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 138
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n162
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 181
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n201
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 64, no. 67
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IMAGES
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