COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1983.58
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Mennecy Factory
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
manufactured by
Creator Dates/Places:
1885 - 1971
Biography:
Founded in Paris in 1734, it was transferred to Mennecy in 1748 and to Bourg-la-Reine in 1773. After 1753 it was much restricted by laws imposed to protect the Vincennes factory. Only soft-paste porcelain was made.
Creator Name-CRT:
Mennecy Factory
Title:
Box with Reclining Dogs
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1760
Creation Start Date:
1755
Creation End Date:
1765
Materials and Techniques:
soft-paste porcelain mounted in silver
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 4.5cm x 5.6cm x 4.3cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1983.58
Credit Line:
The Norweb Collection
Provenance:
R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1983.58.TIF
