tureen

Object NameCovered Tureen and Tray

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1835-1850

Place MadeUnited States, New England

Techniquepressed

Size(a-Tureen) H(with cover/tray): 5.8 cm, (without): 3.1 cm, L: 7.9 cm, W: 4.7 cm; (b-Cover) H: 2.2 cm, L: 6.9 cm

Accession Number68.4.295

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionCobalt blue glass; pressed. Oval shape tureen; stippled; fan ornament on sides; out-curving handles at each end; oval base with star surrounded by circles; oval, nearly flat shape cover; quatrefoil knob; stippled on underside with scrolls; oval shape tray; scalloped edge; plain rim; stippled scroll design in oval center.
Provenance

Former Collection Edgar Sittig
(Acquired from Edgar Sittig,Shawnee-on-Delaware (dealer), December 10, 1946)

Source Louise S. Esterly