The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 14, 2025

Vase Feuille d'Eau

1858–62
made at

Sèvres Porcelain Factory

(French, est. 1756)
figural decoration by

Paul Marie Roussel

(French, 1804–1877)
ornament designed by

Emile Renard

(French)
France, Sèvres
porcelain with gilt bronze mounts
Overall: 54.6 x 27.3 x 25.7 cm (21 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1993.6
Location: 221 19th Century Decorative Arts

Description

Feuille d'Eau means "waterleaf" and refers to the name given to the shape of this vase at the Sèvres factory. In English, waterleaf is the common name for a plant with bell-shaped flowers. The term is also applied to a stylized plant motif used in Graeco-Roman ornament. This vase was exhibited by the Sèvres firm at the International Exhibition held in London in 1862.
  • Barthe family; [Couturier and de Nicolay Paris, Hotel Dronot, 17 June 1982, lot 730; private collection, Paris; [Dragesco-Cramoisan, Paris].
  • “1993 Annual Report.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 6 (July 1994): 143–218. Mentioned: p. 159 www.jstor.org
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