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Covered tureen with stand and ladle
Scottish
about 1764–70
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 22.9 x 19.7 cm (5 x 9 x 7 3/4 in.)
Other (Parts A & B): 12.7cm (5in.)
Other (Part C): 14cm (5 1/2in.)
Other (Part D): 14 x 15.9cm (5 1/2 x 6 1/4in.)
Other (Parts A & B): 12.7cm (5in.)
Other (Part C): 14cm (5 1/2in.)
Other (Part D): 14 x 15.9cm (5 1/2 x 6 1/4in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.959a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionOne of a pair of covered tureens with stand and ladle. Decorated in underglaze blue with oriental scene of house in garden, overhandling tree; irregular borders, traces of oil gilding. Unmarked.
Inscriptions"Jas. A. Lewis" (dealer) lable on stand and tureen.
ProvenanceJames A. Lewis, New York (dealer). By 1952, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] From December 27, 1972, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
NOTES:
[1] From December 27, 1972, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.