Sauce tureen

Tureen and platter
Porcelain, enamel, gilt
c. 1800

Status

Not on view

Label Text

While visiting England, Thomas Law purchased this set of tablewares with the intention of presenting it to his estranged wife, Eliza Parke Custis Law, a granddaughter of Martha Washington. Upon his return, the couple formally separated, and in 1810, when their divorce was finalized, Law gave the service to a friend who had handled the legal proceedings, Rep. William Czar Bradley of Vermont.

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Datec. 1804

Geography Made - England

Medium/TechniquePorcelain (soft-paste), enamel, gilt

DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 3 1/4 in. x 7 in. x 4 in. (8.26 cm x 17.78 cm x 10.16 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William Bradley Willard, 1986

Object numberH-3030/C

DescriptionOval, baluster-shaped tureen with scrolled shell handles on opposite sides on a pedestal foot, decorated with overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt. The rim exterior has a gilded edge. On the top of the body exterior is an upper row of alternating red roses with green stems and leaves and gilded wheat ears, a central row of gilded wheat ears, and a lower row of alternating red roses and gilded wheat ears. The ribs of the shell handles are picked out in gilded teardrops and the edges are picked out in gilt. Mold lines are visible along the exterior and interior sides of the tureen.

MarkingsImpressed on the underside of the foot: “2’.

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