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Beaker
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBeaker, c. 1745–1750. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Porcelain; diameter: 11 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of A. & R. Ball, 1947.284
