Covered Vase (1 of 2) (1749): Art, History and Details

Covered Vase (1 of 2) (1749) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

One of these vases is dated 1749. They were perhaps part of a set of four covered vases that we know from documents were acquired by Mme. de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV in 1752.

Object facts

• Title: Covered Vase (1 of 2)
• Date: 1749
• Creator attribution: Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)
• Culture: Germany, 18th century
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: porcelain mounted in gilt bronze
• Dimensions: Overall: 37.4 x 32.7 x 21 cm (14 3/4 x 12 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1944.229.1

Collection credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.

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