Tureen
ca. 1770-1771 (made)
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Tureen, cover and stand of cream-coloured earthenware (Queen's ware). All three pieces are moulded in low relief with shell ornament. The cover is surmounted by a knob in the form of two artichokes with foliage; the tureen has a loop handle at either end. The stand has a wavy rim with leaf and shell ornament at the ends.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, moulded in relief |
| Brief description | Tureen, cover and stand, lead-glazed earthenware (Queen's ware), made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1770-1771 |
| Physical description | Tureen, cover and stand of cream-coloured earthenware (Queen's ware). All three pieces are moulded in low relief with shell ornament. The cover is surmounted by a knob in the form of two artichokes with foliage; the tureen has a loop handle at either end. The stand has a wavy rim with leaf and shell ornament at the ends. |
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| Gallery label | Tureen, cover and stand
Made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1770-71
Marks: 'WEDGWOOD' impressed on the stand, on the tureen, '88' incised, on the cover '47' incised
Lead-glazed earthenware
2335-1901 Jermyn Street Collection
Modelled from a Sèvres tureen in the collection of the Duchess of Bedford.(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection |
| Production | Modelled from a Sèvres tureen in the collection of the Duchess of Bedford. |
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| Accession number | 2335 to B-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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