Covered sauce tureen
Manufacturer
Mason's Ironstone
(English)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1815-1820
MediumIronstone
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 5 1/2 in. (22.9 x 14 cm)
InscribedImpressed and printed marks on base and impressed mark on lid.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.874
Not on view
DescriptionCovered sauce tureen from a dessert service decorated in the Chinese style so-called "Japan" pattern. Blue-white past decorated with a transfer design of Oriental figures in a garden. The transfer design has been hand colored and embellished. The handles are formed by leaves done in blue and gold and the cover and base are sections like a melon. A flower finial surmounts the cover.Published ReferencesGeoffrey A. Godden, THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MASON'S PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA, Praeger, NY, 1971, pl. #37 for shape.
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770-75
