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Covered Tureen in the Form of a Pigeon

c. 1760
manufacturer

Sceaux Factory

(French, active 1748–66)
France, 18th century
Tin- glazed earthenware (faience) wth enamel decoration
Overall: 26.7 x 29.9 x 14.8 cm (10 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1983.51
Location: 216A French and German
  • Rene Fribourg; (Sale V, Sotheby, London, 15 October 1963, #382); R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Hawley, Henry. “French Ceramics: The Norweb Collection.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 71, no. 1 (January 1984): 3–15. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 5-6, fig. 4 and cover www.jstor.org
  • The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
    Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 8, 1983-June 3, 1984).
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