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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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152003
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Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen on Stand
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152003
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Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen on Stand
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
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en
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Q60779948
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18265
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Ceramic
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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
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soft-paste porcelain
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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
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Decorative Arts
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161652
description
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
didYouKnow
Though the form of a soup tureen suggests a functional role at the dining table, such large, expensive porcelains were probably only used for decoration because hot liquids might have easily caused them to crack.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1984.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 72, no. 2 (April 1985): 163–207.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 181; Mentioned: p. 201, no. 26
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
Mentioned & reproduced: p. 136
citation
"Reimagining the British Galleries: Our curators preview the new look of the space.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>vol. 59, no. 6 (November/December 2019): 5-7.
page_number
Reproduced: P. 6; Mentioned: P. 6, 7.
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:51:40.005000
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152003
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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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