Tureen
Name/Title
TureenEntry/Object ID
SS.88.1 a-bDescription
Light blue, transfer-printed tureen and cover, "Ontario Lake Scenery": twelve-sided domed lid topped by C-scrolled handle with leaf-shaded termini; U-shaped cutout to accommodate ladle; interior lid fits inside body of tureen; twelve-sided body with flaring lip, narrow neck, bulbous body, and flaring, scalloped foot; C-scrolled handle with two curving stem-shaped supports; finial and termini outlined in blue; transfer-printed scene appears on tureen lid and cover and consists of castle-like structures on either side of a river with waterfalls, mountains, and cloud-filled sky in background; (three figures in boat on river); foreground consists of trees, shrubs, and rolling hills, five people stand and sit on point over looking river, and tents below dominant tree on left; wide border on foot rim and top edge of tureen and bottom edge of cover; panels have striated background with spray of flowers in centers; vines of forget-me-not type flowers run along edge and over bands.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
circa 1850Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
SS.88.1 A-B
SS.88.1a-b