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accession number:	1989.183.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.183.b
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Basin, c. 1765. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Porcelain; overall: 8.1 x 26.2 x 22.1 cm (3 3/16 x 10 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.183.b

title:				Basin
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creation date:			c. 1765
creation date earliest:		1760
creation date latest:		1770
current location:		216A French and German
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: 8.1 x 26.2 x 22.1 cm (3 3/16 x 10 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	(James A. Lewis & Sons, Inc., New York); Severance A. Millikin, Cleveland, 1954.
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