Tureen and Cover
ca. 1755 (made)
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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
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | 119-1887 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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