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Tureen in the form of a Pigeon
Made at: Longton Hall Manufactory (England)
Formerly attributed to: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
Formerly attributed to: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1755
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
15.87 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.909a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionTureen in form of pigeon. On next with colored edge. White except for wing tips, head and tail in brown red and black, gray beak. Head turned over left wing. Unmarked. (a - lid, b - bowl).
Marks
Unmarked
ProvenanceBy July 1953, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] On July 6, 1953, Sigmund Katz wrote to Kathryn Buhler, "I now have one [quail tureen] acquired this year and catalogued as Chelsea by Sotheby and its mate in the Museum at Bedford (in the Cecil Higgins collection) is also catalogued as Chelsea, which we believe to be Longton Hall." From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
NOTES:
[1] On July 6, 1953, Sigmund Katz wrote to Kathryn Buhler, "I now have one [quail tureen] acquired this year and catalogued as Chelsea by Sotheby and its mate in the Museum at Bedford (in the Cecil Higgins collection) is also catalogued as Chelsea, which we believe to be Longton Hall." From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.