Armorial Soup Tureen with Cover and Stand
CultureChinese
Dateca. 1765
MediumPorcelain with enamels
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 × 16 × 13 1/2 inches (41.91 × 40.64 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marion and Henry Bloch
Object number2019.20.4.1-3
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On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionRococo shape soup tureen is standing on heavy scroll feet with large applied scallops and finger scroll handles. The cover is scalloped and rising irregularly to an inverted convolvulus finial with a curling stem. The form is decorated in polychrome enamels with sprays of small European flowers.
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