Tureen and Cover thumbnail 1
Tureen and Cover thumbnail 2
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tureen and Cover

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval tureen with low cover surmounted by a snake handle, the cover painted with rococo ornament with birds and India flowers, the base painted with flowers


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours
Brief description
Tureen and cover, tin-glazed earthenware rococo ornament with birds and flowers, Sinceny pottery factory, France, about 1755
Physical description
Oval tureen with low cover surmounted by a snake handle, the cover painted with rococo ornament with birds and India flowers, the base painted with flowers
Dimensions
  • Height: 17cm
  • Length: 32.5cm
  • Depth: 24cm
  • Weight: 1.170kg (Note: tureen)
  • Weight: 2.050kg (Note: both)
Marks and inscriptions
'S' (Painted in blue)
Object history
Bought from the Fétis collection
Production
Acquired as Sinceny. Illustrated as Sinceny, c. 1750-70 in Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 31B. Exhibited at the Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris exhibition, 'Faïences Françaies, XVIe-XVIIIe siècles', 1980, cat. 416, where dated c. 1755.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948
  • Exhibition catalogue, "Faïences françaises : XVIe-XVIIIe siècles ", Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, 06/06-25/08/1980
Collection
Accession number
119-1887

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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