# Beaker

- By: Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)
- Date: c. 1745–1750
- Medium: porcelain
- Classification: Ceramic
- Dimensions: Diameter: 11 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
- Culture: Germany, Meissen, 18th century
- Credit line: Gift of A. & R. Ball
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.284)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1947.284/1947.284_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

In an effort to rejuvenate its style of decoration, the Meissen factory acquired a large group of French engravings about 1740. During the next decade, figural decorations in the style of Antoine Watteau and his followers became a typical mode of decoration on Meissen pporcelain.