id:			154546
accession number:	1989.175.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.175.2
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:05.124000

Covered Flask, c. 1720–1723. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Porcelain with gilt metal mounts; overall: 14.2 x 7.7 cm (5 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.175.2

title:				Covered Flask
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creation date:			c. 1720–1723
creation date earliest:		1715
creation date latest:		1728
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creditline:			Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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culture:	Germany, Meissen, 18th century
technique:	porcelain with gilt metal mounts
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: 14.2 x 7.7 cm (5 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	(Dr. Kurt Rossacher, Salzburg); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1962.
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