Tureen Cover
ca. 1765-1780 (made)
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Oval tureen cover, naturalistically modelled as a shell (the ribbing picked out in pink) surmounted by a handle formed as an eel and other fish, painted with bouquets of flowers
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Earthenware tureen cover, painted in colours, made by Veuve Perrin pottery factory, Marseilles, ca. 1765-1780 |
| Physical description | Oval tureen cover, naturalistically modelled as a shell (the ribbing picked out in pink) surmounted by a handle formed as an eel and other fish, painted with bouquets of flowers |
| Credit line | Given by C. H. Campbell, Esq. |
| Production | Acquired as Marseilles, factory of Joseph Robert, middle of the 18th century. For a closely related piece attributed to the Veuve Perrin factory see Dorothée Guillemé Brulon, Moustiers and Marseilles - Sources et rayonnement, Histoire de la Faïence Francaise, Paris, 1998, pp. 115. |
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| Accession number | C.262-1921 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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