Tureen
ca. 1770 (made)
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Of bombé rococo form, with scrollwork handles, legs and gadrooning picked out in red and green, and naturalistic vegetable finial
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed colours painted in colours |
| Brief description | Earthenware tureen, painted in colours, made by Lunéville pottery factory, France, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Of bombé rococo form, with scrollwork handles, legs and gadrooning picked out in red and green, and naturalistic vegetable finial |
| Credit line | Given by C. H. Campbell, Esq. |
| Object history | Acquisition type: Gift |
| Production | Acquired as Strasbourg, middle 18th century; attributed to Lunéville by Hans Haug, Director of the Strasbourg Museum, in 1931; illustrated by Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 75, as 'Niderviller (or perhaps Lunéville), Beyerlé period, 1754-70'; another identical illustrated Dorothée Guillemé Brulon, Strasbourg & Niderviller - Sources et rayonnement, Histoire de la Faïence Francaise, Paris, 1999, p. 105, where attributed to Lunéville and dated c. 1770. |
| Bibliographic reference | Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 75 (see attributions note, above) |
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| Accession number | C.261-1921 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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