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Potpourri Vase with Cover
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About this work
The delicate flowers that cover the lid and base of this vase draw inspiration from the schneeballblüten , or guelder rose, pattern produced at the German Meissen porcelain factory. The flowers on the lid are spaced by small, unobtrusive perforations that allow the scent of the potpourri, a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices placed inside this vase, to disperse.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePotpourri Vase with Cover, c. 1750. Mennecy Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 17.2 x 15.9 x 10.5 cm (6 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1966.233
