id:			125329
accession number:	1947.282
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.282
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:05.535000

Seated Musician, c. 1740. Strasbourg Factory (French). Faience; overall: 16.5 x 10 x 8.5 cm (6 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of A. & R. Ball 1947.282

title:				Seated Musician
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creation date:			c. 1740
creation date earliest:		1735
creation date latest:		1745
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creditline:			Gift of A. & R. Ball
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culture:	France, Strasbourg, 18th century
technique:	faience
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Strasbourg Factory (French)  - manufacturer
The source of much fine 18th century faience and of a style of decoration in enamel colors which was widely imitated in France, Germany, Scandinavia and Italy. The faience factory was founded in 1721.
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measurements: Overall: 16.5 x 10 x 8.5 cm (6 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection
	opening date:   1989-02-14T05:00:00
	<i>Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(A. & R. Ball, New York).
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