Cover for a Tureen
1735–38
Henry Adnet
Henry Adnet (French, 1745)
Decorative Art and Design
Cover for a Tureen, 1735–38. Henry Adnet (French, 1745), Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, 1695–1750). Silver; overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.); average: 35 x 38.4 x 31.8 cm (13 3/4 x 15 1/8 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1977.182.b See entry for cover record 1977.182. The langoustine, pigeon, and vegetables were cast using real examples giving the silver copies lifelike detail and appearance.
- Maker/Artist
- Adnet, Henry
- Classification
- Silver
- Formatted Medium
- silver
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.); Average: 35 x 38.4 x 31.8 cm (13 3/4 x 15 1/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: engraved Meissonnier signature.
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1977.182.b
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Tanke och form i rokokon (18th Century: Thought and Form in the Rococo Age), Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1720-2008, Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 216A French and German
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