Drawing, The Elevation of a Silver or Silver Gilt Tureen, ca. 1750 (CH 18547287)

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Drawing, The Elevation of a Silver or Silver Gilt Tureen, ca. 1750 (CH 18547287)

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The left half suggests a much richer decoration--with rocaille and floral motifs--than the right one. The handle at left is composed of scrolls and a sea harp, the right one of scrolls and a shell. Two putti hold an escutcheon on top of the cover.

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1750
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Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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