id:			152005
accession number:	1984.58.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1984.58.b
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Cover for a Hen and Chicks Tureen, c. 1755. Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Porcelain; overall: 24.8 x 34.9 x 25.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1984.58.b

title:				Cover for a Hen and Chicks Tureen
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creation date:			c. 1755
creation date earliest:		1770
creation date latest:		1780
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	England, London, Chelsea
technique:	porcelain
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84)  - maker

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measurements: Overall: 24.8 x 34.9 x 25.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review for 1984
	opening date:   1985-04-03T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review for 1984</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Winifred Williams, London, 1984, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1984
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1984-
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fun fact:
See cover record.

digital description:
The ceramic factory at Chelsea, located along the river Thames in western London, was Britain’s most renowned factory of decorative porcelain in the mid-1700s. Large tureens in the form of chickens or rabbits appealed to wealthy aristocrats, who took great care in developing specimen animal and poultry breeds on their country estates. The design for this particular tureen was taken from a popular seventeenth-century print by Francis Barlow depicting a farmyard.

wall description:
The ceramic factory at Chelsea, located along the river Thames in western London, was Britain’s most renowned factory of decorative porcelain in the mid-1700s. Large tureens in the form of chickens or rabbits appealed to wealthy aristocrats, who took great care in developing specimen animal and poultry breeds on their country estates. Though the form of a soup tureen suggests a functional role at the dining table, such large, expensive porcelains were probably only used for decoration because hot liquids might have easily caused them to crack.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 136
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