Saucer (1827): Art, History and Details
Saucer at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1827, porcelain. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Saucer (1827) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756); Pierre Huard (French).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
The 19th-century decorator of this cup embellished it with motifs from different eras, including portrayals of three ancient Frankish or French kings, surrounded by later Gothic style decoration.
Object facts
- Title: Saucer
- Date: 1827
- Creator attribution: Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756); Pierre Huard (French)
- Culture: France, Sèvres
- Type: Ceramic
- Technique: porcelain
- Dimensions: Diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Accession number: 1998.412.b
Collection credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Derek Ostergard in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lamson Hoffman
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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