The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Tureen

Tureen

1812
fabricated by

Paul Storr

(British, 1771–1844)
England, London, 19th century
silver
Overall: 35.2 x 43.2 cm (13 7/8 x 17 in.)
Gift of Thomas F. Grasselli in memory of Thomas S. and Emilie S. Grasselli 1968.242.a
Location: 203A British Painting and Decorative Arts

Did You Know?

This tureen is accompanied by a cover and stand. See cover record.

Description

Silver fulfilled a prominent role in projecting wealth, status, power, and ritual in British life during the 1600s and 1700s. Elaborate forms such as this tureen, with its acanthus leaves and fluted detailing, not only represented wealth in its sheer silver weight but also provided royal and aristocratic owners a surface for displaying engraved coats of arms. The arms of the High Sheriff of Yorkshire, Timothy Hutton and his wife Elizabeth Chaytor of Spennithorne Hall in northern England are engraved on this tureen by Paul Storr, one of the most prominent London silversmiths of the period.
  • ?-1968
    Thomas F. Grasselli [1907-1970] Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1968-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1968.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 56, no. 1 (January 1969) Reproduced: p. 19, pl. 25 www.jstor.org
  • British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).
    Year in Review: 1968. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-March 9, 1969).
  • {{cite web|title=Tureen|url=false|author=Paul Storr|year=1812|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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