Object Number 1996.0004.054

Object Name

Tureen (Turtle tureen)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens at Winterthur, Gift of Margaret Dorrance Strawbridge Foundation II

Place of Origin

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Probably made in Birmingham, England (Halfpenny and Fennimore, 2000, 46).

Date

1800-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark ; Underside, plate of the hinge ; "P 71" stamped incuse.
2. Mark ; Edge of rim; "2" is stamped incuse
3. Mark; Underside; Unidentified mark, stamped twice

Materials

Fused plate; Silverplate on copper (fused plate)

Dimensions (inches)

9.75 (H) , 16.5 (L) , 17.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24.765 (H) , 41.91 (L) , 43.815 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Halfpenny, Patricia A. 2000 The Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 46-47, fig. 20.
[Article] 1978. Antiques.
• Published: p. 156, Kirby Collection
[Article] Murphy, James B. 2016 Feasting on Green Turtle Soup in the Victorian Era. Herpetological Review. (47 (1)): 162-164.
• Published: pp. 164, Figs. 4,5.
[Article] Beem, Barbara. 11/02/2021 Majestic tureens welcomed soup to the table. Antique Week. 1, 23.
• Published: p. 23
[Catalogue] Christie's, Inc. Important Silver and Objects of Vertu, Wednesday 9 July, 1997.
• Similar: p. 102, item 179
[Book] Helliwell, Stephen J. 1996 Understanding Antique Silver Palte.
• Similar: p. 61
[Article] 07//1996 The Tristram Jellinek Collection. Maine Antiques Digest. 4F.
• Similar object: [?]
[Book] Crosskey, Gordon. 2011 Old Sheffield Plate A History of the 18th Century Plated Trade. 454.
• Similar object, fig. 234a,b, p. 249.
[Book] Bradbury, Frederick. 1912 History of Old Sheffield Plate.
• Similar: p. 389.
[Catalogue] Neal Auction Company. Louisuana Purchase Auction TM, November 21 & 22, 2009.
• Turtle shaped soup ladle: p. 49