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Tureen Tureen
This is a tureen. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and painted by Pierre-Joseph Rosset (l'aîné). It is dated 1769 and we acquired it in 1977. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (tureen): 11.8 × 30.4 × 19.2 cm (4 5/8 × 11 15/16 × 7 9/16 in.) H x W x D (cover): 10.5 × 26 × 19 cm (4 1/8 × 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "q", painted in blue overglaze (manufactory and date mark) [2] triangular flag on elongated pole (?), painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark) [2] circle crossed with extended line, incised [3] circle, incised (?)
It is signed
Not signed
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Tureen Tureen; Painted by Pierre-Joseph Rosset (l'aîné) (French, active 1753 – 1795); Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); France; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (tureen): 11.8 × 30.4 × 19.2 cm (4 5/8 × 11 15/16 × 7 9/16 in.) H x W x D (cover): 10.5 × 26 × 19 cm (4 1/8 × 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.); Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund; 1977-57-3-a,b
