Sugar Tureen
ca. 1770-1790 (made)
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Lobed oval tureen, cover and stand (lacking sugar ladle) with gilt 'oeil-de-perdix' pattern and dentil pattern at edges and with other details picked out in gold
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Creamware (faïence fine), with gilt decoration |
| Brief description | Creamware sugar tureen, cover and stand, with gilt decoration, made at the Pont-aux-Choux pottery factory, France, about 1770-1790 |
| Physical description | Lobed oval tureen, cover and stand (lacking sugar ladle) with gilt 'oeil-de-perdix' pattern and dentil pattern at edges and with other details picked out in gold |
| Marks and inscriptions | A fleur-de-lis (in gold) |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | Acquired as Pont-aux-Choux; examined by Christian Maire November 2004, who considered it Pont-aux-Choux. |
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| Accession number | C.584 to B-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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