Tureen
ca. 1775 (made)
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Oval lobed tureen with waved rim and edges and high domed cover with naturalistic fruit and leafy branch finial and slot for spoon, painted in enamels with exotic birds in vignettes on rococo scrolls, and the the edges picked out with blue dentil pattern
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 sugar or cream tureen and cover of tin-glazed earthenware painted in enamels, made by Aprey pottery factory, France, about 1765 |
| Physical description | Oval lobed tureen with waved rim and edges and high domed cover with naturalistic fruit and leafy branch finial and slot for spoon, painted in enamels with exotic birds in vignettes on rococo scrolls, and the the edges picked out with blue dentil pattern |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
| Production | Acquired as Aprey, c. 1765 |
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| Accession number | C.245&A-1951 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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