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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Tureen

ca. 1730s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The factory at Chantilly (outside Paris) was founded in 1730 under the protection of the Prince de Condé, cousin of Louis XV. Craftsmen were lured from the rival Saint-Cloud factory, and a royal privilege permitted Chantilly to make porcelain painted in the Japanese 'kakiemon' style. The factory's artists copied Japanese porcelain in the collection of the Prince de Condé, to which they were granted direct access.

Sugar tureens replaced earlier caster shapes and were used at the dessert. Sugar was sifted through the pierced spoon.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Sugar Basin
  • Sugar Basin Cover
  • Sugar Spoon
  • Sugar Basin Stand
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, tin-glazed and painted in enamels
Brief description
Sugar or cream tureen, with cover, ladle and stand, porcelain, tin-glazed and painted in enamels, Chantilly porcelain factory, France, about 1730-1740
Physical description
Sugar or cream tureen, with cover, ladle and stand, soft-paste porcelain, tin-glazed and painted in enamels with floral decoration.
Marks and inscriptions
a hunting horn (Painted in red enamel on tureen and stand)
Object history
Purchase. Formerly Fétis collection.
Subject depicted
Summary
The factory at Chantilly (outside Paris) was founded in 1730 under the protection of the Prince de Condé, cousin of Louis XV. Craftsmen were lured from the rival Saint-Cloud factory, and a royal privilege permitted Chantilly to make porcelain painted in the Japanese 'kakiemon' style. The factory's artists copied Japanese porcelain in the collection of the Prince de Condé, to which they were granted direct access.

Sugar tureens replaced earlier caster shapes and were used at the dessert. Sugar was sifted through the pierced spoon.
Collection
Accession number
161&A to C-1887

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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