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Tureen (Partridge sauce tureen)
Chelsea porcelain factory, Derby Porcelain Works
1754-1760
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Chelsea porcelain factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2001.0031.006 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
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Object Number
2001.0031.006 A, B
Object Name
Tureen (Partridge sauce tureen)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Chelsea porcelain factory (Possible maker); Derby Porcelain Works (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1754-1760
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Extruded
- Mold-applied
Dimensions (inches)
2.8 (H) x 3.2 (W) x 4.8 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7 (H) x 8.1 (W) x 12.1 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Brian Haughton Antiques. 2011 Nature's Triumph: Bottanical Themes on Porcelain.
• Similar model of nested bird with mate and dtand: pp. 56-57, no. 47, Chelsea partridge tureens, c. 1755. Notes, from 1755 Chelsea sale catalogue, " Tuesday March 11th lot 75, 'Two very fine Partridges and a dish for ditto, finely ornamented..."Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
• Pair of Chelsea nesting partridge tureens, one possibly from same mold: p. 32, no. 4, Chelsea, red-anchor marked, c. 1755.Book: Sandon, Henry. 1970 The Illustrated Guide to Worcester Porcelain 1751- 1793.
• Worcester partridges: fig. 114, Worcester price guide including "Partridges": p.8Book: Austin, John C. 1977 Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg.
• Differently modeled marked Chelsea pair of tureens: 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, also enamelled: p. 49, no. 26, unmarked, c. 1755-6.Catalogue: The International Ceramics Fair & Seminar.
• Similar tureen with a mate on dish: 2009 catalogue, p. 62, Brian Haughton Gallery ad, showing two tureens of same form on stand with relief partridge feathers and leaves.Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Mirror image version with similar modeling details: September 9, 2009 (London), lot 172, Derby, c. 1760