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Tureen and Cover

1771-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tureen and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Circular, with moulded edge and footring, picked out with gilt line-borders; slightly domed cover with acorn-shaped knob, with formal rosette in gold. Painted on both tureen and cover with four landscapes in natural colours, brown predominating, with figures, buildings, trees and water; between them small bouquets of flowers also in natural colours.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Tureen and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Oude Loosdrecht porcelain factory, The Netherlands, 1771-1784
Physical description
Tureen and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Circular, with moulded edge and footring, picked out with gilt line-borders; slightly domed cover with acorn-shaped knob, with formal rosette in gold. Painted on both tureen and cover with four landscapes in natural colours, brown predominating, with figures, buildings, trees and water; between them small bouquets of flowers also in natural colours.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 35.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'M.O.L' and a star, in underglaze blue
Credit line
Given by C. H. Campbell, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.288&A-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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