2020.28: Tureen
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2020.28
- People
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Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Designed by Johann Joachim Kändler, German (Fischbach 1706-1775 Meissen)
- Title
- Tureen
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- c. 1730
- Culture
- German
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/366705
Location
- Location
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Level 1, Room 1510, Modern and Contemporary Art, Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums
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Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gold
- Technique
- Mold-made
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Possibly sold [through Sotheby's] [1]; to Ilse Bischoff, Hartland, Vermont, by 1953, [2] bequest; to Timotheus Pohl, Hartland Vermont, December 5, 1990, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2020
Notes
[1] A handwritten note inside of the tureen indicates it was purchased from Sotheby's
[2] The tureen is mentioned and illustrated in an article published by Ilse Bischof in "The Magazine Antiques," in June 1953, at which time it was already in her possession.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Timotheus R. Pohl
- Accession Year
- 2020
- Object Number
- 2020.28
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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