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Collection Online as of December 17, 2025

Flower Vase

c. 1520–1540

Saint-Porchaire

(French)
France, 16th century
lead-glazed white-paste earthenware, molded and inlaid slip decoration
Diameter of top: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); Diameter of base: 45.7 x 17.2 cm (18 x 6 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1950.125
Location: 114 Late Northern Renaissance

Description

Made as two separate elements, this extremely rare example of Saint-Porchaire ware may have been conceived primarily as a tour de force of decorative art.
  • Col. Colville. Baron Anthony de Rothschild, London.
  • Foote, Helen. "Three Pieces of Henri II or Saint-Porchaire Ware." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 38, no. 6 (June 1951): 132-133, 140-142. Reproduced: p. 133; Mentioned: p. 141. www.jstor.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” June 20, 1951, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 242 archive.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 51, fig. 53
  • 35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).
  • {{cite web|title=Flower Vase|url=false|author=Saint-Porchaire|year=c. 1520–1540|access-date=17 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.125