Cleveland Museum of Art

Ewer and Basin Pair

Chantilly Porcelain Factory

Date

c. 1770

Medium

soft-paste porcelain

Culture

France, Chantilly, 18th century

Department

Decorative Art and Design

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

On the basis of the style of its decoration, particularly the symbolic trophies of love derived from the repertoire of classic ornament, this ewer and basin can be dated c. 1770. At this period, the output of the Chantilly factory was largely restricted to comparatively utilitarian table wares; pieces such as these are quite rare.

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