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Melon Tureen with stand attached: C.2978 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Melon Tureen with stand attached

Maker(s)

Factory: Klug-Hünerwadel Factory (Possibly)

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in polychrome enamels; in the shape of a melon standing on an attached oval dish with a wavy edge

Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted overglaze in blue, green, yellow, pale and dark mauve, red, dark brown, and black enamels. There two peg marks on the back of the rim, and part of two more.The tureen and its cover are in the form of a melon with a short stalk at one end. The cover has a handle in the shape of a stem with two groups of three leaves at its thick end, and three at its tip. The lower part is attached to a deep oval dish with curved sides opening outwards to the a wavy rim, and standing on a footring. The melon and its handle is painted naturalistically in yellow and shades of green. The dish is decorated with seven stylized floral sprays, and an insect. A dark brown band runs round the wavy edge. On the base, 'C.B.' in blue.

Notes

History note: Bought at Lucerne in 1901 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 14.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Lenzburg ⪼ Canton of Aargau ⪼ Switzerland

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1762 CE - 1767 CE

Note

The attribution of this tureen is uncertain. Dr Glaisher initially attributed it to Winterthur in his MS Catalogue, but in a later typed version, put 'Swiss or French faience'. Rackham (1935) attributed it to Lenzberg on the basis of the mark C.B. which also occurs on a plate attributed to Lenzburg in the Victoria and Albert Museum (C.133-1930). Ducret (1950) attributed pieces marked CB to the Klug-Hünerwadel factory operating 1762-67, which would be a more likely dating for a tureen of this type.

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, green, yellow, pale and dark mauve, red, dark brown, and black)
Dish Length 26.8 cm Width 22.6 cm

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding
Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: the points are raised half-way up the letters

  • Text: C.B.
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in blue
  • Type: Painter's mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2978 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 76818
Old object number: 1281
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 2 October 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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