Soup tureen and stand
On View In:
Gallery 209
Artist:   Paul Antoine Hannong  
Title:   Soup tureen and stand  
Date:   c. 1755  
Medium:   Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)  
Dimensions:   9 x 15 x 13 in. (22.86 x 38.1 x 33.02 cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of Mrs. John P. Rutherfurd in memory of her father, Mr. Thomas Shevlin  
Location:   Gallery 209  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Hannong, Paul Antoine  
Nationality:   French (Strasbourg)  
Life Dates:   French, c.1700-1760  
 

Object Description  
  
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Classification:   Ceramics  
Physical Description:   large four-footed bombe faience tureen; all-over rocaille decoration in carmine, blue-yellow and brown; large rococo scrolls form handles on both ends; lid in shape of large leaf, divided into four quadrants, where small sprays of flowers are found; faience platter with carmine and yellow edge matching tureen; center contains one large carmine rose, and three small sprays of flowers  
Creation Place:   Europe, France, , , Strasbourg  
Accession #:   54.27.61a-c  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts