Collections: Decorative Arts: Soup Tureen with Cover

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Soup Tureen with Cover

• Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
• Medium: Porcelain
• Place Manufactured: New York City, New York, USA
• Dates: ca. 1879
• Dimensions: 9 9/16 x 13 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (24.3 x 34.6 x 20.6 cm)
• Markings: On underside of tureen, impressed (beneath glaze): "C F H / 2"
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 68.87.25a-b
• Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Chace
• Image: Overall, 68.87.25a-b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
Union Porcelain Works (1863-ca.1922). Soup Tureen with Cover, ca. 1879. Porcelain, 9 9/16 x 13 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (24.3 x 34.6 x 20.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Franklin Chace, 68.87.25a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 68.87.25a-b.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: White porcelain soup tureen (a) and cover (b); vitreous glaze, with colored and gilded decorations. Tureen has oval, bulging body raised on oval, slightly domed pedestal; opposing handles on sides of inverted U-shaped form with knob in center and foliate terminals. Cover is conforming domed lid with matching handle on top; U-shaped notch out of one side for ladle. Both pieces decorated with bands of green and gold at edge, and maroon border with flowers and butterflies in yellow, green, blues, and gilt; handles of both pieces painted with black, gold, and green accents. Condition: Good; losses to gilding and scratches in paint.