One Earthenware Soup Tureen & Stand

19th century

ONE EARTHENWARE SOUP TUREEN & STAND (Chinese, 19th century), a gold and blue border on a white ground decorates the tureen, stand, and cover. The body of the tureen has an armorial design in blue and gold of a bird perched above a shield shape at center, and two gold colored twisted basket weave style handles on either side. The lid is topped by a strawberry shaped finial and has two small circular scenes of a house in a landscape. This same scene is printed on the center of the stand/under plate.

Chinese

earthenware

.1a-b (tureen and cover): 10" x 13 1/2" x 9 3/4"

.1c (stand): 1 1/4"x 12 1/8" x 9 7/8"

Bequest of Mrs. Alletta Morris McBean.

PSNC.8345.1a-c