Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen on Stand
The ceramic factory at Chelsea, located along the river Thames in western London, was Britain’s most renowned factory of decorative porcelain in the mid-1700s. Large tureens in the form of chickens or rabbits appealed to wealthy aristocrats, who took great care in developing specimen animal and poultry breeds on their country estates. The design for this particular tureen was taken from a popular seventeenth-century print by Francis Barlow depicting a farmyard.
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain
- Dimensions
- overall: height 0.248 m, width 0.349 m, depth 0.257 m
- Origin
- England, London, Chelsea
- Department
- Decorative Art and Design
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image provider
- cleveland-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
The object visibly represents a hen accompanied by several chicks, and the museum title identifies it as Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen on Stand.
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Flora Both · 97%
The stand is visibly modeled with leaves and flowers, and the image clearly shows botanical decoration beneath and around the bird-shaped vessel.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
Modeled feathers, multiple bird figures, a fanned tail, floral leaves, and painted decoration produce a densely embellished sculptural object.
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Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 93%
The predominantly white object is accented with saturated green, yellow, turquoise, red, and brown details, especially on the floral stand and bird markings.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The museum dates the work to circa 1755, placing it in the eighteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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British and Irish Art Metadata · 98%
The Chelsea Porcelain Factory is identified as being in London, England, and the place of origin is given as England, London, Chelsea.
Materials
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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Vessel Both · 99%
The object is visibly a covered serving vessel, and the museum identifies it specifically as a covered tureen.
Source & rights
Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen on Stand. Cleveland Museum of Art.