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Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Soup Tureen

1813-1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Soup-tureen with cover and stand of 'ironstone China,' transfer-printed in pink and painted in green and purple. Of shaped quadrilateral form, printed with views of a Tudor mansion and with floral borders. The handles and knob of the tureen and the edges of all three pieces are coloured green or purple. The tureen has four scrolled feet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Tureen Body
  • Tureen Cover
  • Tureen Stand
Materials and techniques
'Ironstone china' with transfer-printed and painted decoration
Brief description
Soup-tureen with cover and stand, 'ironstone china' with transfer-printed and painted decoration, made at the Mason's factory, Fenton, Staffordshire, 1813-1851
Physical description
Soup-tureen with cover and stand of 'ironstone China,' transfer-printed in pink and painted in green and purple. Of shaped quadrilateral form, printed with views of a Tudor mansion and with floral borders. The handles and knob of the tureen and the edges of all three pieces are coloured green or purple. The tureen has four scrolled feet.
Dimensions
  • Tureen and cover height: 25.4cm
  • Tureen and cover length: 35.2cm
  • Tureen and cover width: 22.9cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
A crown and 'MASON'S PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA' partly on a scroll (Printed in pink)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2590 to B-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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