Partridge Tureen

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Manufactory (English, founded 1751)

Datec.1756-1758

MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels

DimensionsOverall: 14 × 18.5 × 14 cm (5 1/2 × 7 5/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

MarkingsNone

DescriptionOf naturalistic shape, modeled in the form of nesting partridge, the nest forming the base, painted in pastel colours

Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries

Object numberG23.8.84a-b

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

English Porcelain

Collections

Status

On view

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