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Delicate roses cluster atop this soft-paste porcelain vase, their petals rendered in relief against a ribbed, ivory-white ground. The perforated lid once diffused the scent of dried blooms—how might its form have shaped the fragrance’s slow release?
#ClevelandMuseumofArt #FrenchPorcelain #ScentAndArt
https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.360.2 -
Delicate white porcelain swells into a bulbous form, its surface alive with raised acanthus leaves and tiny blossoms. This vase once held more than scent—it distilled myth into material, turning whispers of buried lobster shells into fragile luxury. Where do the perforations hide among the carved abundance?
#ClevelandMuseumofArt #FrenchPorcelain #DecorativeArts
https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.360.1