Soup Tureen
MakerProbably made by
Staffordshire potteries
English, 17th century-present
After a work byAfter a drawing by
J. A. Davis
Date1830-1860
MediumMold-formed earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze and underglaze cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height including lid x width x depth): 10 x 15 3/8 x 9in. (25.4 x 39.1 x 22.9cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionOval, earthenware soup tureen with a blue-tinted glaze, a type of ceramic known as pearlware. A transfer-printed pattern, titled "State House, New Haven" and border, decorate and tureen and lid.
Tureen (.a): The tureen sits on a raised foot and has elaborate applied earthenware handles in the shape of double scrolls. The sides of the tureen are lightly ribbed, and swell from the foot to a scalloped rim. The pattern found on both sides of the tureen shows New Haven, Connecticut, with college buildings, spires, and a fenced-in green to the left, a tree-lined dirt road in the center, and a building with a portico supported by six columns on the right. In the foreground, couples and small groups of people are walking in the road and looking at the buildings. A border, found on the foot and the inside of the rim, consists of a line of trefoils at the edge, with a light blue field, delicate flowers, and leaves inside. The handles are not decorated, but extra groups of printed flowers have been applied to both ends of the tureen around the handles. The inside lip of the rim has a series of chips almost all the way around.
Lid (.b): The oval, domed lid of the soup tureen has a semi-circular cut-out where the handle of a spoon would sit after serving the soup. The lid is decorated with a different pattern from the tureen, consisting of a circular building with two porches and a tall tower. The structure sits on a small hill, and is surrounded by trees. This pattern is printed twice on either side of the lid. The ends of the lid are decorated with an enlarged version of the border described above. A small border of trefoils circles the edge of the lid. Finally, a molded finial in the shape of leafy scrolls is applied to the top. There is one chip in the rim that was repaired in the past with a white substance, but not colored in.
Tureen (.a): The tureen sits on a raised foot and has elaborate applied earthenware handles in the shape of double scrolls. The sides of the tureen are lightly ribbed, and swell from the foot to a scalloped rim. The pattern found on both sides of the tureen shows New Haven, Connecticut, with college buildings, spires, and a fenced-in green to the left, a tree-lined dirt road in the center, and a building with a portico supported by six columns on the right. In the foreground, couples and small groups of people are walking in the road and looking at the buildings. A border, found on the foot and the inside of the rim, consists of a line of trefoils at the edge, with a light blue field, delicate flowers, and leaves inside. The handles are not decorated, but extra groups of printed flowers have been applied to both ends of the tureen around the handles. The inside lip of the rim has a series of chips almost all the way around.
Lid (.b): The oval, domed lid of the soup tureen has a semi-circular cut-out where the handle of a spoon would sit after serving the soup. The lid is decorated with a different pattern from the tureen, consisting of a circular building with two porches and a tall tower. The structure sits on a small hill, and is surrounded by trees. This pattern is printed twice on either side of the lid. The ends of the lid are decorated with an enlarged version of the border described above. A small border of trefoils circles the edge of the lid. Finally, a molded finial in the shape of leafy scrolls is applied to the top. There is one chip in the rim that was repaired in the past with a white substance, but not colored in.
Object number1963.32.3a-b
MarkingsA blue mark, transfer-printed on the bottom of the tureen, reads, "STATE HOUSE/ NEW HAVEN" inside an irregularly-shaped grouping of scrolls and flowers.NotesSubject Note: The probable source for this view of the New Haven green appears to be a print by Fenner, Sears & Co, based on a drawing by J. A. Davis, published in London in 1831. The buildings on the left are the Yale campus, and at the right is the State House, erected in 1828. At the extreme right is the North Congregational Church, built in 1815.Subject Terms
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