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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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