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Tureen and stand
Made at: Worcester Manufactory (England)
English
about 1765
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
12.06 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Janet M. Wolfson
Accession Number1982.54a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain, oval quadrilobed forms, tureen: two gilt shell handles; cover: spoon cup-out, gilt knop of flower bud and two leaves; underglaze gros bleu borders ornamented in tooled gilt scrolls, shells and oeil de perdrix with flower sprays at each indentation; white ground with puce floral swags, polychrome flower bouquets and gold polka dots. Center of stand has polychrome floral spray. Marks: (a + c) open crescent in underglaze blue.
Marks
Marks: (on tureen and stand) open crescent in underglaze blue.
InscriptionsWolfson collection label, "W. No. 74"
ProvenanceFebruary 14, 1967, Sotheby's London, lot 125; Tilley and Co., London; March 10, 1967, purchased by Janet M. Wolfson, Brookline, MA