Sauce Tureen
MakerProbably made by
Staffordshire potteries
English, 17th century-present
Date1820-1840
MediumMold-formed buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze and underglaze cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsComponent (length x width x height of tureen): 8 1/4 x 5 x 4in. (21 x 12.7 x 10.2cm)
Component (length x width x height of lid): 5 3/4 x 4 5/8 x 2 3/4in. (14.6 x 11.7 x 7cm)
Component (length x width x height of lid): 5 3/4 x 4 5/8 x 2 3/4in. (14.6 x 11.7 x 7cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of Martha R. Lambert
DescriptionOval sauce tureen (.a) and lid (.b) of buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze, a type of ceramic known as pearlware. The sauce tureen is decorated with two different transfer-printed landscapes and similar borders in underglaze cobalt blue. The sauce tureen and lid may be a married set (see Curatorial Remarks).
Tureen (.a): The landscape found on both sides of the tureen consists of a three-story, white, crenellated building in the middle distance, with trees in the background. A shepherd or farmer is tending his flock of sheep and cows on the lawn in front of the home while standing next to a woman and child. The tureen has a border at the foot and the inside and outside of the rim, consisting of leaves, clusters of grapes, and small flowers. Two handles, each in the shape of a leaf or fleur-de-lis, have been molded and applied to opposite sides of the tureen.
Lid (.b): The oval lid, which has a small cut-out to leave space for the handle of a spoon, has a somewhat different landscape printed twice on opposite sides. The landscape shows a three-story white building with a hipped roof in the middle distance, with trees and hills in the background. A man, woman, and child are walking on the lawn in front of the building. The rim of the lid has a similar border as the tureen, consisting of leaves, clusters of grapes, and small flowers. A molded and applied finial in the shape of a flower decorates the middle of the lid.
There are several areas where the deep cobalt blue glaze seems to have been chipped off. The chips are not deep, and very little of the earthenware ceramic below is missing. This occurs on protruding areas of the handles on the tureen and the finial on the lid.
Tureen (.a): The landscape found on both sides of the tureen consists of a three-story, white, crenellated building in the middle distance, with trees in the background. A shepherd or farmer is tending his flock of sheep and cows on the lawn in front of the home while standing next to a woman and child. The tureen has a border at the foot and the inside and outside of the rim, consisting of leaves, clusters of grapes, and small flowers. Two handles, each in the shape of a leaf or fleur-de-lis, have been molded and applied to opposite sides of the tureen.
Lid (.b): The oval lid, which has a small cut-out to leave space for the handle of a spoon, has a somewhat different landscape printed twice on opposite sides. The landscape shows a three-story white building with a hipped roof in the middle distance, with trees and hills in the background. A man, woman, and child are walking on the lawn in front of the building. The rim of the lid has a similar border as the tureen, consisting of leaves, clusters of grapes, and small flowers. A molded and applied finial in the shape of a flower decorates the middle of the lid.
There are several areas where the deep cobalt blue glaze seems to have been chipped off. The chips are not deep, and very little of the earthenware ceramic below is missing. This occurs on protruding areas of the handles on the tureen and the finial on the lid.
Object number1979.68.184a-b
MarkingsIncised mark on bottom of sauce tureen of a diamond without any numbers or letters.NotesHistorical Note: The home of Martha Ruhamah Tryon Lambert (1892-1979) was located at 712 Main Street in South Glastonbury, Connecticut.Subject Terms
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