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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: 2.3 cm, L: 6.7 cm

Accession Number68.4.294

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionOpaque light 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 and rope rim; oval shape tray; plain rim; panels around edge; concentric circles in oval center; base ring rough ground.
Provenance

Former Collection Mrs. George Whichelow
(Tureen acquired from Mrs.George Whichelow, White Plain Sale, November 19, 1946

Source Louise S. Esterly