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An image of Small oval tureen, cover and stand by Worcester An image of Small oval tureen, cover and stand by Worcester

Worcester

(England 1751–2009)

Title
Small oval tureen, cover and stand
Year
circa 1775-circa 1780
Media category
Ceramic
Materials used
soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions

tureen 4.3 x 13.6 x 8.6 cm; cover 4.7 x 11.9 x 9.0 cm; dish and cover height 8.6 cm; stand 3.1 x 18.3 x 13.4 cm; combined 9.5 x 18.3 x 13.4 cm

Credit
On loan from Kenneth Reed
Accession number
L2012.159.a-c
Location
18th c European porcelain
Further information

This shape is often described as a butter dish. The present example is printed with the popular ‘three flower’ pattern in use at Worcester 1770–80.

Bibliography (1)

Richard Beresford (England; Australia) (Author), Eighteenth - Century European Porcelain in the Kenneth Reed collection, Sydney, 2012, 91 (colour illus.). cat.no. 115