Cup (c. 1725): Art, History and Details

Cup (c. 1725) 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:

About 1725, Herold introduced a new variant of his "chinoiserie" decoration, in which small, full-length figures were depicted against cloudless skies, represented by the now brilliantly white porcelain, within foliate borders of gilt and enamel. This configuration became the standard formula for Meissen figural decoration for the next twenty years, although European subjects came to be depicted with greater frequency toward the middle of the century.

Object facts

• Title: Cup
• Date: c. 1725
• Creator attribution: Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)
• Culture: Germany, Meissen, 18th century
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: porcelain
• Dimensions: Overall: 4.4 x 7.7 cm (1 3/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1919.1022

Collection credit

Gift of Rev. Alfred Duane Pell

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