id:			151494
accession number:	1983.57
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.57
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:52.159000

Box with Reclining Huntress, c. 1753. Mennecy Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain mounted in silver; overall: 7.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm (2 13/16 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1983.57

title:				Box with Reclining Huntress
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creation date:			c. 1753
creation date earliest:		1748
creation date latest:		1758
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
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culture:	France, Mennecy, 18th century
technique:	soft-paste porcelain mounted in silver
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.
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measurements: Overall: 7.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm (2 13/16 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	porcelain unmarked
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts
	opening date:   1983-11-08T05:00:00
	<i>Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 8, 1983-June 3, 1984).

	title:		The Year in Review for 1983
	opening date:   1984-02-22T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1983</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).

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