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Tureen and Cover

German
about 1760

Medium/Technique Tin-glazed earthenware (faience)
Dimensions H. 12.7 cm (5 in.); W. (24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.); L. 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.940a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware

DescriptionShaped as a toad with a snail-form finial.
Marks H mark in manganese
ProvenanceNovember 30, 1967, Dreyfuss, von Mallowitz, et.al sale, Fischer Gallery, Lucerne, lot 192. Edward M. Pflueger (b. 1905 - d. 1997) and Kiyi Powers Pflueger (b. 1915 - d. 2008), New York; 2006, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA.