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Eel Tureen

Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1755–58
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamels
Dimensions Height x width: 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (11.4 x 19.1 cm)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number67.1190a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

Provenance1958, Sigmund J. Katz (b. 1897 - d. 1958), New Orleans; 1958, by inheritance to Jessie W. (Mrs. Sigmund J.) Katz (b. 1901 - d. 1988), New Orleans [see note 1]; 1967, year-end gift of Mrs. Katz to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 21, 1967)

NOTES:
[1] In 1958, Sigmund Katz bequeathed one-half interest in his porcelain collection to the MFA, and one-half life interest to his wife, Jessie Katz.