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Tureen

ca. 1758 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Soup tureen, cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain gilded and with enamelled fables by J. H. O'Neale.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Ecuelle
  • Cover
  • Stand
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Soup tureen, cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1758.
Physical description
Soup tureen, cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain gilded and with enamelled fables by J. H. O'Neale.
Dimensions
  • Tureen diameter: 20.8cm
  • Cover diameter: 22.2cm
  • Stand diameter: 31.8cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceAesop's Fables
Collection
Accession number
C.221 to B-1935

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Record createdJune 19, 2009
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