Ruth Nugent Head; 1985-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Asparagus Tureen, ca. 1755
- Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, English, established ca. 1743/1745
Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
- Framed: Overall: 4 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 3 7/8 inches (10.8 × 18.4 × 9.8 cm)
Bequest of Ruth Nugent Head in memory of her mother, Anna E. Kresge, and her husband, Henry W. Nugent Head
F1985.85.2
On View
- Fashionable Living: S330.2
- Fashionable Living: S330.2
Department
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
- Soft paste porcelain
- Ceramic
- Tableware
- Tureen
- London
- Asparagus
Details
Provenance
Published References
Darr, Alan Phipps. "European Sculpture and Decorative Arts." Bulletin of the DIA: Annual Report 62, no. 3 (1986): pp. 22-24.
Rights Status
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, Asparagus Tureen, ca. 1755, soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Ruth Nugent Head in memory of her mother, Anna E. Kresge, and her husband, Henry W. Nugent Head, F1985.85.2.