Cleveland Museum of Art
Knife Handle (manche de couteau)
Saint Cloud Porcelain FactoryLinkedCulture matchlcp-f5b91483b17b
- Date
- c. 1710–1730
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain, steel blade
- Culture
- France, Saint Cloud, early 18th Century
- Department
- Decorative Art and Design
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 141287
What the image shows
A knife with a blue and white ceramic handle and a metallic blade.
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From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Prior to the 18th century, personal flatware was produced in expensive materials as a luxury item that communicated wealth and status. Porcelain handles were introduced at the beginning of the 18th century, likely by the Saint-Cloud factory. This handle is decorated with a pattern in underglaze blue inspired by porcelain imported from China and has been fitted to a steel blade. The Saint-Cloud porcelain factory was the first successful European manufacturer of soft-paste porcelain, a slightly off-white product that attempted to emulate the prized hard-paste porcelain produced by China and Japan.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- The Norweb Collection
- Provenance
- R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
Part of a LinkedCulture topic
American and European Silver TablewareThese objects are primarily silver flatware and table accessories from 18th-19th century American and European sources, representing domestic dining and serving implements across multiple museum collections.
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