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Tureen and Cover

ca. 1760-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Soup tureen and cover of soft-paste porcelain, circular with rope handles and cover finial modelled as a hare, painted in underglaze blue. Painted with Chinese landscapes with rocks, trees, pavilions and small figures.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue
Brief description
Soup tureen and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue, Richard Chaffers Factory, Liverpool, 1760-1765.
Physical description
Soup tureen and cover of soft-paste porcelain, circular with rope handles and cover finial modelled as a hare, painted in underglaze blue. Painted with Chinese landscapes with rocks, trees, pavilions and small figures.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.9cm
  • Width: 22.9cm
Conversion from the Register
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Watney, B. English Blue and White Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century. London : Faber & Faber, 2nd ed. 1973.
  • Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 5.169, where dated ca. 1760-65
Collection
Accession number
C.327&A-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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