Tureen and Cover
ca. 1756 (made)
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Tureen and cover in the form of a bundle of asparagus, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. The bundle is tied with two bands and one stalk is bent up to form the handle.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Tureen and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1756. |
| Physical description | Tureen and cover in the form of a bundle of asparagus, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. The bundle is tied with two bands and one stalk is bent up to form the handle. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Lent to Bath for the exhibition "The Magic Eye" in 1989. |
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| Accession number | 2937&A-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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