Vase (c. 1749–52): Artwork and History

Vase (c. 1749–52) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695–1774) Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory (French, 1740–1756, after became Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory).

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

As the artistic director of the Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory, the Italian-born goldsmith and designer Jean-Claude Duplessis (c. 1695–1774) was responsible for many of the innovative forms of the Rococo and early Neoclassical styles that the factory produced. Duplessis designed porcelain vases, tea and dinnerwares, and gilt-bronze mounts for porcelain. These objects often possess a particularly sensual and organic quality that was new to porcelain at the time.

Object facts

• Title: Vase
• Date: c. 1749–52
• Artist attribution: Designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695–1774) Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory (French, 1740–1756, after became Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory)
• Place of origin: Vincennes
• Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding
• Dimensions: 19.3 × 11 × 9.6 cm (7 9/16 × 4 5/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
• Type: Ceramics
• Department: Applied Arts of Europe
• Reference number: 1959.474a

Collection credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norman Chatain in memory of Professor Alfred Chatain

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