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Pigeon Tureen and Cover
Made by: Strasbourg Manufactory (France, working 1720–1781)
Probably designed by: Johann Wilhelm Lanz (German, active in France, 1748–1761)
Probably designed by: Johann Wilhelm Lanz (German, active in France, 1748–1761)
French (Strasbourg)
about 1748
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware, colored enamels
Dimensions
Height: 33 cm (13 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.913.2a-b
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionWith plumage in pale purple and gray, the legs in rich purple with yellow claws, supported on a green foliage stem.
ProvenanceClemens August (b. 1700 - d. 1761), Elector Archbishop of Cologne (?) [see note]. Edward M. Pflueger (b. 1905 - d. 1997) and Kiyi Powers Pflueger (b. 1915 - d. 2006), New York; 2006, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2006)
NOTE: According to Hugo Morley-Fletcher, Early European Porcelain and Faience as collected by Kiyi and Edward Pflueger (London, 1993), vol. 2, pp. 108-109.
NOTE: According to Hugo Morley-Fletcher, Early European Porcelain and Faience as collected by Kiyi and Edward Pflueger (London, 1993), vol. 2, pp. 108-109.