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Vase

c. 1695–1700
(French)
France, St. Cloud, late 17th-early 18th Century
Molded soft-paste porcelain with blue underglaze
Overall: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.63
Location: not on view
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This vase may have been part of a garniture, a decorative set of matching porcelain intended to be displayed together.

Description

This vase’s decoration demonstrates the converging influence of Chinese and Italian art on French porcelain manufacture. Early production at the Saint-Cloud factory was inspired by blue and white Chinese porcelain. Books of grotesque designs popular during the Italian Renaissance and published by Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau provided models for this vase’s ornament including its interlacing garlands, swans, and snakes.
Vase

Vase

c. 1695–1700

Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory

(French)
France, St. Cloud, late 17th-early 18th Century

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