Description
This tureen is from a service owned by Elias Morgan (1770–1812) of Connecticut. The Morgan set, displaying the coat of arms originally used by his Welsh ancestors, is one of the few armorial services made for the American market.
Accession Number
3582
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding
Dimensions
Tureen: 21 × 32.1 × 21 cm (8 1/4 × 12 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.); Stand: 5.4 × 33 × 25.1 cm (2 1/8 × 13 × 9 7/8 in.)
Classification
chinese export porcelain
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Chauncey McCormick
