Soup Tureen
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Captain Ebenezer Hooker Mix
American, 1776 - 1839
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Sarah Johnston
American, 1781 - 1839
MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1805-1815
MediumMolded Chinese export porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilding
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height including lid x width x depth): 8 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 8 3/4in. (22.2 x 31.8 x 22.2cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionChinese export porcelain soup tureen and lid, part of a dinner service of which eighteen pieces survive: a soup tureen and tray, two platters, one bowl, ten plates, and four soup plates. The entire set has a gilt and red enamel border of undulating lines creating interlacing ovals at the rim. A neoclassical pseudoarmorial device found on each piece in the set consists of a red enamel and gilt shield and mantel, with the initials "SM" in the center. A few of the pseudoarmorial devices show the remnants of a pale pink enamel used for the background of the shield and mantel.
Tureen (.a): Oval tureen with ogee sides and applied handles bears two pseudoarmorial devices. Red enamel and applied gilding decorates the joint between the applied handles and the body of the tureen. A large chip has broken off of the foot of the tureen.
Lid (.b): The domed tureen lid also bears two pseudoarmorial devices, as well as a tall, applied, bud-shaped finial. Red enamel and applied gilding decorates the joint between the acorn finial and the body of the lid. Significant amounts of gilding have worn off the finial.
Tureen (.a): Oval tureen with ogee sides and applied handles bears two pseudoarmorial devices. Red enamel and applied gilding decorates the joint between the applied handles and the body of the tureen. A large chip has broken off of the foot of the tureen.
Lid (.b): The domed tureen lid also bears two pseudoarmorial devices, as well as a tall, applied, bud-shaped finial. Red enamel and applied gilding decorates the joint between the acorn finial and the body of the lid. Significant amounts of gilding have worn off the finial.
Object number1956.3.11a-b
Markings"SM" in script in pseudoarmorial shield.Subject Terms
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