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

Tureen

ca. 1760-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval tureen with leaf and branch handles and naturalistically modelled fruit finial to cover


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
Oval tureen of tin-glazed earthenware, manufactured by Niderviller pottery and porcelain factory, France, about 1760-1770
Physical description
Oval tureen with leaf and branch handles and naturalistically modelled fruit finial to cover
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
Object history
Acquisition type: Bequest
Production
Acquired as Niderviller, c. 1760
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.249&A-1951

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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