Soup tureen

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Soup tureen

Entry/Object ID

VC.95.8

Description

Oval soup tureen with Van Cortlandt coat-of-arms engraved on its body; stands on ball-and-claw feet. Top rim is decorated with molded applied band, which represents a garland of scrolled foliage in which flowers and sea shells are incorporated. The inner edge of the band has cyma-curva-cyma profile. The band is applied to wide open lip; the tureen has narrowing neck and bulbous body. The two handles are attached to the body; they have two female mask bases each; they are decorated with molded foliage garlands in their upper parts. The body of the tureen is engraved with Van Cortlandt coat-of-arms. Windmill vanes divide the shield into four fields with a flower in the center of each field and a flower at the intersection of the vanes The shield is topped by armour with a flower over it. On the left of the shield is a banner and two bayonets. On the right is a sword, a banner, and a halberd. There is a motto band under the shield. Each of the tureen's four feet consists of an acanthus leaf at the top and a lion's paw resting on a flattened ball at the bottom. There are four stamps on the tureen's bottom.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Edward Rockwell

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1834

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

On the motto band under the coat-of-arms shield is engraved: VIRTUS SIBI MUNUS On the bottom, four stamps: Rockwell (stamped twice), C, and an eagle.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

With handles

Height

16-3/8 in

Width

16-1/4 in

Depth

11-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 3/8 x 16 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. (41.6 x 41.3 x 28.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Without handles

Length

13-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)

Material

silver

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Silver is slightly oxidized at the areas where the handles and the feet meet the object's body, as well as on the feet; there is a dark spot near the engraving.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Maj-Gen Pierre Van Cortlandt II

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

There is a matching tureen in the Museum of the City of New York (accession #46.229.12). See photocopy of the catalog card in the object file.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14A