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Tureen
ca.1840, 1842-1843
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Tureen and stand with cover and internal liner. Square, lobed body with domed lid, in eight lobed sections surmounted by a cast silver finial of a family crest, a bear's paw holding a fleur-de-lis, by John Wilmin Figg of London. A plain, removable internal liner rests on the scalloped rim of the tureen, decorated with shell and C shaped scroll-work in relief, the handles either side and four supporting legs formed of shell, scroll and acanthus relief decoration, the stand, circular supported on four shell feet with a plain concave edge rising to a circular platform which has a ridged rim into which fit the feet of the tureen. An engraved coat of arms on the side of the body of the tureen and an engraved crest on the shoulder of the stand.
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Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Sheffield plate with a cast silver finial. |
Brief description | Tureen and stand, Sheffield plate, the finial, silver, Sheffield, ca.1840, made by Waterhouse, Hatfield & Co., the finial, silver, London hallmarks for 1842-43, mark of John Wilmin Figg. |
Physical description | Tureen and stand with cover and internal liner. Square, lobed body with domed lid, in eight lobed sections surmounted by a cast silver finial of a family crest, a bear's paw holding a fleur-de-lis, by John Wilmin Figg of London. A plain, removable internal liner rests on the scalloped rim of the tureen, decorated with shell and C shaped scroll-work in relief, the handles either side and four supporting legs formed of shell, scroll and acanthus relief decoration, the stand, circular supported on four shell feet with a plain concave edge rising to a circular platform which has a ridged rim into which fit the feet of the tureen. An engraved coat of arms on the side of the body of the tureen and an engraved crest on the shoulder of the stand. |
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Production type | Limited edition |
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Production | The tureen and the liner have the number 2 stamped on the rim implying that this tureen is at least one of a pair. |
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Accession number | M.7-1989 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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