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Covered jar, Clochettes mauves

Object Details

Description
Ovoid covered porcelain jar with colored pâte-sur-pâte, glazes, and gilding; the vessel’s surface is covered with mauve clochette blooms, leaves and stalks against a blue ground and outlined by shadowy gold.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Henri Rapin, French, b. 1873
Producer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756
Decorator
Agnes Moreau-Jouin, French, active 1922–1936
Date
1931
Credit Line
Lent by The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.196
Medium
Porcelain with colored pâte-sur-pâte, glazes, and gilding
Dimensions
Diameter: w. 37.80 cm (14 7/8 inches); Overall: h. 45.10 cm (17 3/4 inches).
Type
costume & accessories
Exhibitions
Covered jar, Clochettes mauves
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