Tureen
ca. 1775 (made)
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Oval, lobed tureen with angular handles, the cover with apple branch finial and scalloped edges picked out in carmine, both parts painted in enamel colours with stylised birds on carmine rococo scrolls, and scattered flowers
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Oval tureen and cover of tin-glazed earthenware painted in enamels, made by Aprey pottery factory, France, about 1775 |
| Physical description | Oval, lobed tureen with angular handles, the cover with apple branch finial and scalloped edges picked out in carmine, both parts painted in enamel colours with stylised birds on carmine rococo scrolls, and scattered flowers |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
| Production | Acquired as Aprey, c. 1765; for teapot with similar painting dated to c. 1775 see Dorothée Guillemé Brulon, Strasbourg & Niderviller - Sources et rayonnement, Histoire de la Faïence Francaise, Paris, 1999, p. 144 bottom right. |
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| Accession number | C.244&A-1951 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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