Duck: OC.71.2 & A-1938

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Titles

Duck

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Tureen

Categories

Porcelain

Description

One of a pair of porcelain tureen dishes with covers. In the form of a duck, painted in enamel colours. With multicoloured plummage.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Cecil E Byas Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 40.6 cm
Width: 38.1 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.

Dating

Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
1736 - 1795

Materials used in production

Enamels
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Porcelain of the East India Companies page(s): 85
Chinese Porcelain for the European Market

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.71.2 & A-1938
Primary reference Number: 77809
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 26 November 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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