Tureen
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding
Dimensions
14.7 × 22.3 × 19.1 cm (5 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
tableware
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
53438
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This is one of a group of ten tureens of differing size said to have been made for a Prince de Rohan in about 1725. These tureens are among the first to have been made in silver or porcelain, as tureens did not become an essential element in table services until the next decade.