Tureen with Cover

Chinese export porcelain (China)

c. 1787–90

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding
Classification
Ceramics
Dimensions
11.4 × 19.7 × 11.4 cm (4 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.)
Culture
China
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of the Americas
Credit line
Anonymous gift in memory of Chauncey McCormick
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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About this work

This tureen is from a service owned by Elias Morgan (1770–1812) of Connecticut. The Morgan set, displaying the coat of arms originally used by his Welsh ancestors, is one of the few armorial services made for the American market.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0