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Tureen with cover (part of a service)

early 19th century
Not on view
This is one of the more striking porcelains to emerge from the American trade with China. The four quadrants of the so-called Fitzhugh pattern of leaves and flowers, rendered in brilliant green enamels, serve to contrast with and accentuate the large spread eagle clutching an olive branch and a bundle of arrows in its talons. Such porcelains often feature the shield of the United States in the center of the eagle's body, yet here the shield encloses a monogram or initials—in this case an M—that would have been painted on site in Canton per instructions given by the purchaser.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tureen with cover (part of a service)
  • Date: early 19th century
  • Culture: Chinese, for American market
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Overall (with cover): 10 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 14 in. (27.3 × 24.8 × 35.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
  • Credit Line: Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Gift of Winfield Foundation, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.86.334a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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