id: 154551
accession number: 1989.179
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Tray, c. 1740. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Porcelain; overall: 8.5 x 24.8 cm (3 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.179
title: Tray
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creation date: c. 1740
creation date earliest: 1735
creation date latest: 1745
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creditline: Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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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) - made by
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: 8.5 x 24.8 cm (3 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
opening date: 1990-07-05T04:00:00
The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Johann Christian von Hennicke, c. 1740- ; (Stafford Lorie, Gournay-sur-Marne, France); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1962.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Hawley, Henry. "European Porcelain: The Millikin Collection." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 1 (1993): 3-35.
page number: Reproduced: p. 16; Mentioned: p. 16-17, 33
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161384
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