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SOUP TUREEN

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

Oval tureen rests on four feet and is painted with pseudo-Chinese scene and other patterns deriving from Oriental porcelains. Cover and bowl have each two of these scenes with men and women engaged in various activities in gardens, serving tea, picking flowers, etc. These probably derive from some book illustrated with scenes of Chinese life. There is a variety of borders and panels with stylized flowers in various colors, a Chinese red predominating.

Object name:
SOUP TUREEN
Made from:
Hard paste porcelain
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1796-1801
Size:
24.1 × 39.4 × 24.8 cm (9 1/2 × 15 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.258.1-2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK on tureen bottom: cipher of Paul I and Imperial crown
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973