Cleveland Museum of Art

Vase

Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory

Date

c. 1695–1700

Medium

Molded soft-paste porcelain with blue underglaze

Culture

France, St. Cloud, late 17th-early 18th Century

Department

Decorative Art and Design

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This vase’s decoration demonstrates the converging influence of Chinese and Italian art on French porcelain manufacture. Early production at the Saint-Cloud factory was inspired by blue and white Chinese porcelain. Books of grotesque designs popular during the Italian Renaissance and published by Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau provided models for this vase’s ornament including its interlacing garlands, swans, and snakes. This vase may have been part of a garniture, a decorative set of matching porcelain intended to be displayed together.

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