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Vase, Feuille d'Eau (lid)
Emile Renard1858-1862
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Feuille d'Eau means "waterleaf" and refers to the name given to the shape of this vase at the Sèvres factory. In English, waterleaf is the common name for a plant with bell-shaped flowers. The term is also applied to a stylized plant motif used in Graeco-Roman ornament. This vase was exhibited by the Sèvres firm at the International Exhibition held in London in 1862.
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- Title: Vase, Feuille d'Eau (lid)
- Creator: Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), Paul Marie Roussel (French, 1804-1877), Emile Renard (French)
- Date Created: 1858-1862
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.6.b
- Medium: porcelain with gilt bronze mounts
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: France, Sèvres, 19th century
- Credit Line: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 1993.6.b
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