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Tureen with Cover and Stand

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding.
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  • A work made of hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding.

Date:

c. 1787–90

Artist:

China, Qianlong reign
Chinese, made for the American market

About this artwork

This tureen is from a service owned by Elias Morgan (1770–1812) of Connecticut. The Morgan set, displaying the coat of arms originally used by his Welsh ancestors, is one of the few armorial services made for the American market.

Status

On View, Gallery 166

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Chinese export porcelain

Title

Tureen with Cover and Stand

Place

China (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1787–1790

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding

Dimensions

Tureen: 21 × 32.1 × 21 cm (8 1/4 × 12 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.); Stand: 5.4 × 33 × 25.1 cm (2 1/8 × 13 × 9 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in memory of Chauncey McCormick

Reference Number

1956.774a-c

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