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Source 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.
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Document identity
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161652
label
Stand for a Hen and Chicks Tureen
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Source metadata
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161652
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title
Stand for a 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
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60755600
creators
18265
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 48.7 x 37.7 x 6.4 cm (19 3/16 x 14 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
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England, London, Chelsea
accession
2000.3
Source extras
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soft-paste porcelain
tombstone
Stand for a Hen and Chicks Tureen, c. 1755. Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 48.7 x 37.7 x 6.4 cm (19 3/16 x 14 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2000.3
collection
Decorative Arts
relatedWorks
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152003
description
Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen on Stand, c. 1755. Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Soft-paste 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
didYouKnow
See cover record for Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen (1984.58).
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” March 17, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
citation
Bidwell, Frederick E., and Leslie Cade.<em> The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. New York: Scala Arts Publishers, 2014.
page_number
Reproduced & mentioned: p. 136
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 08:24:07.631000
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161652
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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soft-paste porcelain
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gender unknown
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