id:			130543
accession number:	1953.279
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.279
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:28.135000

Triple Salt Cellar, c. 1765. Mennecy Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 7.7 x 10.2 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1953.279

title:				Triple Salt Cellar
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creation date:			c. 1765
creation date earliest:		1760
creation date latest:		1780
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	France
technique:	Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Mennecy Factory (French)  - artist
Founded in Paris in 1734, it was transferred to Mennecy in 1748 and to Bourg-la-Reine in 1773. After 1753 it was much restricted by laws imposed to protect the Vincennes factory. Only soft-paste porcelain was made.
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measurements: Overall: 7.7 x 10.2 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Decorative Style
	opening date:   1961-09-08T04:00:00
	<i>Decorative Style</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 8, 1961-January 7, 1962).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Cesar de Hauke, Paris).
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