Vase
manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)
c. 1710–1715
- Medium
- red stoneware
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); Overall: 28.5 x 14.4 cm (11 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
- Culture
- Germany, Meissen, 18th century
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Decorative Art and Design
- Credit line
- Gift of A. & R. Ball
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
Because of firing difficulties, early Meissen red stoneware is often inconsistent in color. That is true of this piece, the neck of which is darker than the body. Faint traces of gilding remain on the neck, indicating that originally the change in color was disguised by an overlay of gilded ornament.
