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

Tureen

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tureen and lid, with two animal head handles and pomegranate knob, and stand. Porcelain with blue border, gilt scroll and floral patterns, and shield of arms of Fetherstonhaugh of Northumberland and Uppark in Sussex impaling Lethieullier of Belmont in Middlesex in proper tinctures supported on a tree.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • TUREEN
  • LID
  • STAND
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with painted decoration
Brief description
Armorial porcelain. Tureen, lid and stand, porcelain with painted decoration, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, ca. 1765
Physical description
Tureen and lid, with two animal head handles and pomegranate knob, and stand. Porcelain with blue border, gilt scroll and floral patterns, and shield of arms of Fetherstonhaugh of Northumberland and Uppark in Sussex impaling Lethieullier of Belmont in Middlesex in proper tinctures supported on a tree.
Styles
Credit line
Given by Lady Fetherstonhaugh
Object history
Given by Lady Fetherstonhaugh, accessioned in 1870. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Presented to Sir Matthew, father of Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh, Bart., of Upparks, Sussex, and given by Lady Fetherstonhaugh.;;;
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Howard, David Sanctuary. Chinese armorial porcelain. London: Faber; Chippenham: Heirloom & Howard, 1974, p.381
Collection
Accession number
49 to B-1870

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2009
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