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Tureen

Title:
Grosvenor
Object Name:
Tureen
Object ID:
1942.006.12 a-b
Creator:
Ridgway, John
Place of Origin:
Hanley, Staffordshire, England
Date:
1830-1841
Description:
Tureen with cover, part of a dinner set. Whiteware or pearlware, earthenware. Urn-shaped vessel with pedestal base, applied nutmeg-shaped handles and dome lid with nutmeg finial. Floral polychrome design includes large and small pink flowers, with a signature orange "V" intertwined with the flowers. Rim and base decorated with an orange band with black zig-zag and flower pattern. Other colors in floral designs include blue, gold, green and brown. Marks on bottom of tureen include red painted "6050", four dots in blue, and adhesive tape label with donor information. Four dot blue mark also on interior of lid.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H-11 W-10.9 L-13.6 inches
Provenance:
From the ceramics collection of Margaret H. Jewell.
Note that tureen tray is 1942.001.01.5.
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
Subjects:
Lions, Unicorns, Crowns
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