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Hen and Chicks Tureen

c. 1755
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Chelsea Porcelain Factory

(Britain, London, 1745–84)
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Culture
England, London, Chelsea
Medium
porcelain
Measurements
Overall: 24.8 x 34.9 x 25.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1984.58.a
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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.

Hen and Chicks Tureen

c. 1755

Chelsea Porcelain Factory

(Britain, London, 1745–84)
England, London, Chelsea

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