Covered Soup Tureen
Maker
Paul Storr
(English, 1771-1884)
CultureEnglish
Date1811-1812
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 11 in. (31.8 x 34.3 x 27.9 cm)
InscribedCover (78.87.1B, 78.87.2B, struck on base of finial/partially on flange for .2B): King's head (duty mark); Lion passant (sterling standard); PS (maker's mark). Tureen (78.87.1A, 78.87.2A, struck on foot rim): PS (maker's mark); Lion passant (sterling standard); Leopard head crowned (London assay); Roman capital Q (date letter for 1811-1812).
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number78.87.2
Not on view
DescriptionOne of a pair of covered soup tureens.Exhibition History"Treasures for the Table: Silver from the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, June 15 - Aug. 6, 1989; R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA, Sept. 30 - Nov. 25, 1989; Columbia Museum, Columbia, SC, Dec. 16, 1989 - Feb. 10, 1990; The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA, March 10 - May 5, 1990; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art, Utica, NY, June 2 - July 28, 1990; Huntington Galleries, Huntington, WV, Aug. 25 - Oct. 20, 1990; Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA, Nov. 17, 1990 - Jan. 12, 1991; The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, Feb. 15 - March 17, 1991. (Exhib. cat. no. 9). Published ReferencesMark Clark, "Silver Treasures for the Table"; The Chrysler Museum BULLETIN, Vol. 19, No. 6 (June 1989), ill.p. 3.; TREASURES FOR THE TABLE (Exhibit Catalog 1989), no. 9, p. 54, ill. p. 55.
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