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Collection Online as of August 14, 2022

Cover for a Tureen

1756

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manufacturer

Sèvres Porcelain Factory

(French, est. 1756)

France, Sèvres, 18th century

Soft-paste porcelainwith enamel and gilt decoration

Overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); Container: 15.9 x 22.6 x 16.5 cm (6 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1949.15.b

Location

216A French and German

Description

This tureen is probably from a service presented by Louis XV to King Frederick V of Denmark in 1758.

Sèvres Porcelain Factory

French national ceramic factory.
Provenance
Louis XV; King of Denmark; Catherine of Russia; Hermitage Collection, Leningrad; (Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., New York).
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 140 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 140 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 184 archive.org
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1949.15.b