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Vase with cover

Factory Saint-Cloud factory French
ca. 1695–1710
Not on view
Of Chinese inspiration, both in its form and blue-and-white color scheme, the jar is painted in a manner that combines Renaissance grotesque elements based on etchings by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau (ca. 1510/20–1585/6) with the contemporary designs by Jean Berain (1637–1711).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase with cover
  • Factory: Saint-Cloud factory (French, mid-1690s–1766)
  • Date: ca. 1695–1710
  • Culture: French, Saint-Cloud
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 9 15/16 x 5 1/4 x 5 3/16 in. (25.2 x 13.3 x 13.2 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.1912a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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