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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tureen and Cover

ca. 1754-ca. 1762 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Low tureen and cover of rococo design, the handles formed as eagle heads and the cover knop as a flower; the scrollwork etc picked out in purple-red.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen Body
  • Tureen Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours
Brief description
Earthenware tureen, eagle head handles on body and flower knop on cover, by Paul Hannong's pottery factory, Strasbourg, ca. 1754-ca. 1762
Physical description
Low tureen and cover of rococo design, the handles formed as eagle heads and the cover knop as a flower; the scrollwork etc picked out in purple-red.
Credit line
Given by Mons. Albert Bichet
Object history
Acquisition type: Gift
Production
Repertoire de la Faience Françaises, V (1933) fig. 23A illustrates another with the PH mark
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 67A
Collection
Accession number
C.65&A-1911

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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