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accession number:	1964.509
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Bowl, c. 1765. Mennecy Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1964.509

title:				Bowl
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creation date:			c. 1765
creation date earliest:		1755
creation date latest:		1775
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
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culture:	France, Mennecy, 18th century
technique:	soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Mennecy Factory (French)  - manufacturer
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: Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1965
	opening date:   1965-10-27T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1965</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965).

	title:		Visions of Landscape: East and West
	opening date:   1982-02-17T05:00:00
	<i>Visions of Landscape: East and West</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Exhib.: CMA 1965: "Year in Review 1965." Bull., LII (Nov. 1965), p. 153, cat. #54, repr. p. 1338', 'opening_date': '1965-11-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, 2/17-3/21/1982: "Visions of : Landscape: East and West," no cat.', 'opening_date': '2021-07-03T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, 52 (November 1965).
	page number: 	p. 153, no. 54, ill. p. 138
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	Peyre, Jean-Gabriel. "Fleurons méconnus de la manufacture de Villeroy-Menncy." <em>L'Estampille</em>, no. 350 (September 2000).
	page number: 	p. 89.
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	Peyre, Jean-Gabriel. "Porcellane in 'gloria': la manifattura di Villeroy-Mennecy (1735-1777)." <em>CeramicAntica</em>, no. 9 (October 2000).
	page number: 	p. 26, 27, 31
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