‘Pastry turkey’ tureen, by John and William Turner

An image of Tureen and cover. ‘Pastry turkey’ tureen. John and William Turner, pottery, Staffordshire, Longton, Lane End. Moulded in the shape of a trussed and roasted fowl or game bird, breast upwards, with upturned feet and head tucked under one wing and egg-shaped cover fitting into breast. There is a relief moulded parsley garnish around the junction of the cover and body, and three moulded bay leaves which form a handle for the cover. Faint reddish-brown staining suggests roasting on parts of the upper surface. The interior is glazed. The underside is very slightly concave, with a narrow foot-rim. Cream stoneware, moulded, modelled and decorated with applied reliefs, height, whole, 15.5 cm, approx, length, whole, 33.6 cm, width, whole, 20.0 cm, approx, circa 1800. Production Note: Not dated, but social circumstances at this time indicate c.1800 the most likely date. Other examples dated c.1780-c.1820.

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Tureen and cover. ‘Pastry turkey’ tureen. John and William Turner, pottery, Staffordshire, Longton, Lane End. Moulded in the shape of a trussed and roasted fowl or game bird, breast upwards, with upturned feet and head tucked under one wing and egg-shaped cover fitting into breast. There is a relief moulded parsley garnish around the junction of the cover and body, and three moulded bay leaves which form a handle for the cover. Faint reddish-brown staining suggests roasting on parts of the upper surface. The interior is glazed. The underside is very slightly concave, with a narrow foot-rim. Cream stoneware, moulded, modelled and decorated with applied reliefs, height, whole, 15.5 cm, approx, length, whole, 33.6 cm, width, whole, 20.0 cm, approx, circa 1800. Production Note: Not dated, but social circumstances at this time indicate c.1800 the most likely date. Other examples dated c.1780-c.1820.

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Accession Number: C.29 & A-2013
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/45.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Kate Young
Image height: 765 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 75.71kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 45/1
Captured: 2014:05:27 12:19:26

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18th Century 19th Century birds British School cooked English Fitz_AA food food and drink fowl game Georgian John Turner modelled moulded pastry ware pottery roasted service ware serving piece Staffordshire Pottery stoneware tableware tied trussed tureen William Turner

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