Soup Tureen and Tray
MakerMade by
James Edwards
English, 1842 - 1851
Date30 September 1851
MediumMold-formed ironstone with a clear glaze
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height including lid x width x depth of tureen): 10 3/4 x 13 x 11in. (27.3 x 33 x 27.9cm)
Primary Dimensions (width x depth of tray): 14 7/8 x 13 1/8in. (37.8 x 33.3cm)
Primary Dimensions (width x depth of tray): 14 7/8 x 13 1/8in. (37.8 x 33.3cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionTwelve-sided, white ironstone soup tureen, lid, and tray. The tureen (.a) sits on a twelve-sided foot and has two molded and applied handles in the shape of leaves. The domed lid (.b) has a similar molded and applied finial. The soup tureen and lid are decorated with a series of shallow raised leaves along the foot of the tureen and rim of the lid. The handles also provide decoration, as the base of each handle expands to form three leaves that spread across the side of the tureen and top of the lid. A small semi-circular portion of ceramic is cut out at the rim of the lid to provide space for a soup ladle to rest in the tureen. The twelve-sided tray (.c) is decorated in a similar manner, with raised leaves around the rim and leaves forming handles on opposite sides of the tray. There is crazing over all the surfaces of the tray (.c).
Object number2004.85.0a-c
MarkingsThe same black, underglaze, printed mark is found on the bottom of the soup tureen and lid, while the same mark is printed in blue on the bottom of the tray. It consists of the word "REGISTERED" over two lions standing on their hind legs and facing towards each other. A crown and emblem fill the space between the two lions. Below this is the company name, "JAMES EDWARDS", then a diamond-shaped English registry mark. Below this is, "No 80826". The soup tureen has an additional impressed mark with a diamond and, "JAMES EDWARDS" below. The tray has an impressed mark of, "JAMES EDWARDS/ DALE HALL".On View
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