c. 1730
23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.)
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.
Terracotta
GreekTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
ItalicNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 9 (jiu) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
7th-4th century BCEEgyptianPale blue-green glass
1st-2nd century CERomanPale greenish white nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishSilver, gilt
18th centuryBritishGlass
20th centurySwedishWood
Chinese