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Tureen in the form of a goose
Made at: Niderviller Manufactory (France)
French (Niderviller)
1775–80
Object Place: Europe, Niderviller, France
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware, enamels
Dimensions
52.07 x 39.37 x 25.4 cm (20 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession Number1983.101a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Marks
Entwined C's in black, the mark of Comte de Custine manufactory, active 1770-93.
ProvenanceBy 1976, sold by Jas. A. Lewis (dealer), New York, to R. Thornton Wilson (b. 1886 - d. 1977), New York [see note]; 1983, bequest of R. Thornton Wilson to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1983)
NOTE: The object was first lent to the MFA on April 1, 1976.
NOTE: The object was first lent to the MFA on April 1, 1976.