The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Beaker

Beaker

c. 1745–1750
(German, est. c. 1710)
Germany, Meissen, 18th century
porcelain
Diameter: 11 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Gift of A. & R. Ball 1947.284
Location: not on view

Description

In an effort to rejuvenate its style of decoration, the Meissen factory acquired a large group of French engravings about 1740. During the next decade, figural decorations in the style of Antoine Watteau and his followers became a typical mode of decoration on Meissen pporcelain.
  • (A. & R. Ball, New York).
  • Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
  • {{cite web|title=Beaker|url=false|author=Meissen Porcelain Factory|year=c. 1745–1750|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1947.284