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Tureen (Turtle tureen)
1750-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2001.0029.036 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Leo A. and Doris C. Hodroff
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Object Number
2001.0029.036 A, B
Object Name
Tureen (Turtle tureen)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1750-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Body, underside
Inscription: Green and white, circular paper label with "<typed>Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection/<handwritten>4962" in black and blue ink
Type: Label
Location: Cover, underside
Inscription: Green and white, circular paper label with "<typed>Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection/<handwritten>4962" in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Cover, underside
Inscription: Silver, circular paper label with a black border and "<typed>·MOTTAHEDEH COLLECTION·/112 / SOTHEBY'S N.Y." in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Cover, underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "TURTLE TUREEN 9 1/2"/LONG. BLACK SHELL/BLACK ORANGE BODY/CIRCA 18TH EARLY/19TH CENTURY 4962" handwritten in blue and red ink
Type: Label
Location: Cover, underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "4962 REF. + ILLUS/CHINA FOR THE WEST/MOTTAHEDEH/COLLECTION P. 606/NO. 633" handwritten in blue and red ink
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.228 (H) x 5.472 (W) x 9.409 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.2 (H) x 13.9 (W) x 23.9 (L)