id: 137122
accession number: 1961.9
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Covered Bowl (Écuelle), c. 1755. Mennecy Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 9.9 x 13.1 cm (3 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1961.9
title: Covered Bowl (Écuelle)
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creation date: c. 1755
creation date earliest: 1745
creation date latest: 1765
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creditline: The Norweb Collection
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culture: France, Mennecy, 18th century
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) - maker
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.
* Mennecy- Villeroy Factory (French) - manufacturer
Duc de Villeroy was the sponsor of this factory. Established c. 1749
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measurements: Overall: 9.9 x 13.1 cm (3 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review (1961)
opening date: 1961-11-01T05:00:00
Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Hawley, Henry. "Ceramics of the Rococo Age." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 48 (March 1961).
page number: p. 53-54; fig. 4
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