Covered Tureen and Platter

Arts of the Americas

1800/15

China, Jiaqing reign
Chinese, made for the American market

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.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Americas

Title: Covered Tureen and Platter
Place: China (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: c. 1800–1815
Medium: Porcelain
Dimensions: Tureen: 26.7 × 35.6 × 24.8 cm (10 1/2 × 14 × 9 3/4 in.); Platter: 4.8 × 39.7 × 33 cm (1 7/8 × 15 5/8 × 13 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
Reference Number: 1929.133.1a-b
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