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Tureen (Cauliflower tureen)
Worcester Porcelain Factory
1757-1760
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1965.2880 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2880 A, B
Object Name
Tureen (Cauliflower tureen)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1757-1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: An old adhesive label with a handwritten pencil inscription reads, "30 D 24"
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: The old du Pont number is painted in red, "1c 5 A & B"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
4 (H) x 4.25 (W) x 4.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.16 (H) x 10.795 (W) x 10.795 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Brian Haughton Antiques. 2004 Splendour in the Grass: Birds, Beasts and Flowers in European Ceramics.
• Similar, marked Worcester cauliflower tureen with printed insects: p. 77, no. 66Catalogue: Brian Haughton Antiques. 2011 Nature's Triumph: Bottanical Themes on Porcelain.
• Similar pair of cauliflower "boxes and covers" with printed butterflies: p. 55, no. 46, Worcester, c. 1755. Shown with leaf stand.Book: Spero, Simon & Watney, Bernard. 1995 The Bowles Collection of 18th-Centruy English and French Porcelain. 189 p.; coll. ill.
• Similar, marked Worcester cauliflower tureen: no. 95, p.103.Book: Sandon, John & Spero, Simon. 1996 Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1790: The Zorensky Collection. 526 pp.
• Similar unmarked Worcester tureen: no. 86, p.119.Book: Sandon, John. The Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood.
• Similar enameled, unmarked Worcester tureen on leaf dish: p. 63, no. 34, c. 1757-60. Leaf much like Winterthur's enamelled Worcester versions.Book: Sandon, John. 1993 The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1851, Volume 1. 1.
• Worcester example with leaf stand: pp. 93-94, noting the form imitates Meissen examples. c. 1758-60Book: Mackenna, F. Severne. 1948 Chelsea Porcelain: The Red Anchor Ware. 90 p., 56 plates.
• Similar, marked Chelsea cauliflower tureen: no. 69Book: Austin, John C. 1977 Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg.
• Differently modeled marked Chelsea tureen: p. 99, no. 90Catalogue: Sotheby's (auction catalogue).
• Possibly from same mold, similarly enameled: New york, October 16, 2008, lot 20, Chelsea, c. 1755