The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

Vase

Vase

1749
(German, est. c. 1710)
Germany, 18th century
porcelain mounted in gilt bronze
Overall: 37.4 x 32.7 x 21 cm (14 3/4 x 12 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.229.1.a
Location: 216B French and German

Description

One of these vases is dated 1749. They were perhaps part of a set of four covered vases that we know from documents were acquired by Mme. de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV in 1752.
  • formerly in the J. Pierpont Morgan collection; (Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York).
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 310 archive.org
  • {{cite web|title=Vase|url=false|author=Meissen Porcelain Factory|year=1749|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1944.229.1.a