The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 28, 2024
Hen and Chicks Tureen
c. 1755
(Britain, London, 1745–84)
Overall: 24.8 x 34.9 x 25.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1984.58.a
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See cover record.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.- ?-1984(Winifred Williams, London, 1984, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1984-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned & reproduced: p. 136
- British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
- {{cite web|title=Hen and Chicks Tureen|url=false|author=Chelsea Porcelain Factory|year=c. 1755|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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