Saucer (c. 1723): Art, History and Details

Saucer (c. 1723) 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:

In 1720 Johann Gregor Herold became art director of the Meissen factory and developed the styles of decoration that made it famous. Both the quality and the variety of enamel colors were improved, and the paste achieved the brilliant whiteness and perfection of surface that characterizes mature Meissen wares. Herold introduced "chinoiserie" decorations, in which comparatively large-scale half-length figures were set against landscapes with cloudy skies. The high quality of its painting suggests that Herold himself may have decorated this saucer.

Object facts

• Title: Saucer
• Date: c. 1723
• Creator attribution: Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)
• Culture: Germany, Meissen, 18th century
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: porcelain
• Dimensions: Overall: 2.2 x 12.3 cm (7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1919.186

Collection credit

Gift of Rev. Alfred Duane Pell

Further reading listed by the museum

• F. A. W. "Recent Gifts." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 3 (1919): 52-53.
• "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 5 (1919): 97-98.
• W. M. M. "European Porcelains." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 7/8 (1919): 126-35.

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