id:			131804
accession number:	1954.380
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.380
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:32.797000

Callot Figure, c. 1720. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Porcelain; overall: 11.5 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm (4 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson 1954.380

title:				Callot Figure
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creation date:			c. 1720
creation date earliest:		1715
creation date latest:		1725
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creditline:			Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson
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culture:	Germany, Meissen, 18th century
technique:	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: 11.5 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm (4 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Wilhelm Gumprecht, Berlin, collection dispersed in 1918; R. Thornton Wilson, New York.
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