Caster (Saupoudreuse)
Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory · c. 1732–38 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This cylindrical caster with a removable pierced cover may have held sugar. It likely derives its form from silver casters manufactured pre-1700. Its all-white, molded, prunus branch decorations are characteristic of blanc de chine, the term used in France to reference the highly prized porcelain produced in the southeastern Fujian province of Dehua, China, known for its pure color and high degree of translucence. Prunus branches, which refer to flowering trees and shrubs including plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds, were a common motif in Chinese porcelain.
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- Maker
- Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French)
- Date
- c. 1732–38
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain, silver mount
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21.9 cm (8 5/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 216A French and German
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
