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Tureen (Partridge sauce tureen)
Meissen porcelain factory
1730-1745
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Meissen porcelain factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2001.0031.005 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
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Object Number
2001.0031.005 A, B
Object Name
Tureen (Partridge sauce tureen)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Meissen porcelain factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Date
1730-1745
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside of cover
Inscription: Small blue "4"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3 (H) x 3 (W) x 5.3 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.6 (H) x 7.6 (W) x 13.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sandon, Henry. 1970 The Illustrated Guide to Worcester Porcelain 1751- 1793.
• Related object illustrated: fig. 114, Worcester price guide including "Partridges": p.8Book: Austin, John C. 1977 Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg.
• Differently modeled marked Chelsea pair of tureens: illustrated: no. 88Book: Sandon, John & Spero, Simon. 1996 Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1790: The Zorensky Collection. 526 pp.
• Worcester partridge tureens: p. 106, figs. 64 and 65Book: Barrett, Franklin A. & Thorpe, Arthur L. 1971 Derby Porcelain 1750- 1848.
• Derby partridge tureen: pl. 55Book: Sandon, John. The Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood.
• Pair of differently modelled Worcester "partridges" on taller nests, enamelled: p. 49, no. 26, unmarked, c. 1755-6.