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Two-Handled Tureen with Scroll and Shell Decoration Tureen

This is a tureen. It is dated mid- 18th century and we acquired it in 1924. Its medium is tin-glazed earthenware. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 12 × 22.8 × 35.2 cm (4 3/4 in. × 9 in. × 13 7/8 in.) H x W x D: 10 × 23.4 × 35.5 cm (3 15/16 in. × 9 3/16 in. × 14 in.)

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Two-Handled Tureen with Scroll and Shell Decoration Tureen; tin-glazed earthenware; H x W x D: 12 × 22.8 × 35.2 cm (4 3/4 in. × 9 in. × 13 7/8 in.) H x W x D: 10 × 23.4 × 35.5 cm (3 15/16 in. × 9 3/16 in. × 14 in.); 1924-33-1-a,b

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