Cleveland Museum of Art

Sugar Bowl (Sucrier)

Sèvres Porcelain Factory

Date

1745–48

Medium

soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration

Culture

France, Vincennes

Department

Decorative Art and Design

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This covered bowl is one of the earliest surviving examples of Vincennes porcelain. Its decorations, particularly the lacy borders, show the influence of Meissen porcelain, but an individual note is struck in the extreme delicacy and colorful restraint of the painting of the landscape scenes.

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