Cleveland Museum of Art

Beaker

Meissen Porcelain Factory

Date

c. 1745–1750

Medium

porcelain

Culture

Germany, Meissen, 18th century

Department

Decorative Art and Design

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

In an effort to rejuvenate its style of decoration, the Meissen factory acquired a large group of French engravings about 1740. During the next decade, figural decorations in the style of Antoine Watteau and his followers became a typical mode of decoration on Meissen pporcelain.

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