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Tureen with Sphinx-Head Handles Tureen
This is a tureen. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1810 and we acquired it in 1924. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. 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 (a,b: overall): 35.5 × 36 × 25.5 cm (14 in. × 14 3/16 in. × 10 1/16 in.) H x W x D (a: tureen): 24 × 25.5 × 36 cm (9 7/16 × 10 1/16 × 14 3/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 15.3 × 26.5 cm (6 in. × 10 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of pedestal: [1] double crossed swords above "W" (?), painted in underglaze blue (the "W" blurry, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] asterisk, impressed underglaze
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Tureen with Sphinx-Head Handles Tureen; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 35.5 × 36 × 25.5 cm (14 in. × 14 3/16 in. × 10 1/16 in.) H x W x D (a: tureen): 24 × 25.5 × 36 cm (9 7/16 × 10 1/16 × 14 3/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 15.3 × 26.5 cm (6 in. × 10 7/16 in.); 1924-33-2-a,b
