Cleveland Museum of Art
Cup (Tasse)
Villeroy FactoryLinkedCulture matchlcp-c46e23335e7c
- Date
- c. 1737
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
- Culture
- France, Mennecy, 18th century
- Department
- Decorative Art and Design
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 141279
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
As European porcelain production advanced, factories borrowed designs and techniques from one another in order to remain competitive in the porcelain market. This early cup is decorated with a border pattern with a draped effect, often referred to as lambrequin, typical of the Saint-Cloud porcelain factory. The blue and white underglaze attempts to emulate the colors characteristic in imported Chinese porcelain. The Villeroy porcelain factory, established by François Barbin, was only in production for 11 years before it relocated to Mennecy in 1750.
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- Credit line
- The Norweb Collection
- Provenance
- R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
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