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Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Goose Tureen and Cover

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Culture

Chinese export

Title

Goose Tureen and Cover

Year

ca. 1760-1780

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

35.5 x 36.5 x 25.5 cm (14 x 14 3/8 x 10 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On underside of bottom:
[white sticker] DR/72.3001
[tan label] No. 30049/[British pound symbol] PERIOD

On underside of top:
[white sticker] DR/72.3001

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift and Bequest from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller

Object Number

2017.74.30.ab

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Large tureens were the centerpieces of the dining table, serving savory stews and soups flavored with salts and spices from around the world. Animal-shaped examples were popular in the 1700s, and this goose-shaped tureen, made in China from porcelain and decorated with enamels and gilding, is among the rarest and most extravagant of these forms, which also included boar and ox heads, fish and crabs, and roosters and quails.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese export
Goose Tureen and Cover, ca. 1760-1780
Porcelain with enamels, glaze and gilding
35.5 x 36.5 x 25.5 cm (14 x 14 3/8 x 10 1/16 inches)
Gift and Bequest from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller 2017.74.30.ab

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