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The ceramic factory at Chelsea, located along the river Thames in western London, was Britain’s most renowned factory of decorative porcelain in the mid-1700s. Large tureens in the form of chickens or rabbits appealed to wealthy aristocrats, who took great care in developing specimen animal and poultry breeds on their country estates. The design for this particular tureen was taken from a popular seventeenth-century print by Francis Barlow depicting a farmyard.
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Document identity
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152004
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Hen and Chicks Tureen
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Source metadata
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152004
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Hen and Chicks Tureen
description
The ceramic factory at Chelsea, located along the river Thames in western London, was Britain’s most renowned factory of decorative porcelain in the mid-1700s. Large tureens in the form of chickens or rabbits appealed to wealthy aristocrats, who took great care in developing specimen animal and poultry breeds on their country estates. The design for this particular tureen was taken from a popular seventeenth-century print by Francis Barlow depicting a farmyard.
date
c. 1755
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60741196
creators
18265
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Ceramic
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1
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import
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Overall: 24.8 x 34.9 x 25.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
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England, London, Chelsea
accession
1984.58.a
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porcelain
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Hen and Chicks Tureen, c. 1755. Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Porcelain; overall: 24.8 x 34.9 x 25.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1984.58.a
collection
Decorative Arts
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See cover record.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page_number
Mentioned & reproduced: p. 136
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:51:33.570000
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152004
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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porcelain
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gender unknown
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photo
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