Cleveland Museum of Art
Sugar Basin
Sceaux FactoryLinkedCulture matchlcp-9a6b899fddc4
- Date
- c. 1750
- Medium
- faience
- Culture
- France, 18th century
- Department
- Decorative Art and Design
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 136919
What the image shows
A decorative ceramic tureen with floral designs.
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From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
In medieval Italian churches, painted altarpieces served as a focal point for worshippers during the rituals of faith. The figures of Jesus, Mary, and eight saints are framed by a golden background that would have glistened in the flickering candlelight of the church.
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- Credit line
- The Norweb Collection
- Provenance
- R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
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