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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tureen and Cover

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Low two handled tureen of rococo design, with scrollwork handles picked out in green and purple, and with cover finial formed as a lettuce; painted with floral sprays


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen Body
  • Tureen Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours
Physical description
Low two handled tureen of rococo design, with scrollwork handles picked out in green and purple, and with cover finial formed as a lettuce; painted with floral sprays
Credit line
Given by C. H. Campbell, Esq.
Object history
Acquisition type: Gift
Production
Acquired as Strasbourg, mid-18th century; reattributed to Niderviller, second half of the 18th century
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.260&A-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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