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Tureen (Turtle tureen)
1800-1830
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Birmingham; West Midlands; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
Museum Object Number
1996.0004.054
Credit Line/Donor
Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens at Winterthur, Gift of Margaret Dorrance Strawbridge Foundation II
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Object Number
1996.0004.054
Object Name
Tureen (Turtle tureen)
Category
Metals - Campbell Collection
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/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, plate of the hinge
Inscription: "P 71" stamped incuse.
Type: Mark
Location: Edge of rim
Inscription: "2" is stamped incuse
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Unidentified mark, stamped twice
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
Dimensions (inches)
9.75 (H) x 17.25 (W) x 16.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.765 (H) x 43.815 (W) x 41.91 (L)
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 CollectionArticle: 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. 23Catalogue: Christie's, Inc. Important Silver and Objects of Vertu, Wednesday 9 July, 1997.
• Similar: p. 102, item 179Book: Helliwell, Stephen J. 1996 Understanding Antique Silver Palte.
• Similar: p. 61Article: 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