Sugar or Cream Tureen
ca. 1770s (made)
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Sugar or cream tureen, cover and stand, porcelain, painted with scattered sprigs in underglaze blue. Lacking ladle.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Sugar or cream tureen, cover and stand, porcelain, floral decoration painted in underglaze blue, Chantilly porcelain factory, France, about 1770-1780 |
| Physical description | Sugar or cream tureen, cover and stand, porcelain, painted with scattered sprigs in underglaze blue. Lacking ladle. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | The mark 'Cabin' has been interpreted as being for Michel Gabin, brother in law of Claude-Humbert Gérin (another factory worker), a turner, recorded at the factory in 1750-2. However, the decoration on this piece appears to be later. |
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| Accession number | C.405 to B-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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