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Artist | Manufacturer:: Unknown maker | Potter

Title:: Ceremonial soup tureen

Date:: Creation: Middle of the 19th century

Inventory Number:: 1941-088/015-a+b

Collection:: Ceramics

Domain:: Ceramics

Designation:: Soup tureen

Iconography:: String decor; Bird; Flower; Heart

Material | Technique:: Terracotta, glazed

Measurements:: Height (H): 24.4 cm; Length (L): 23.9 cm; Depth (D): 21 cm

Inscription(s):: Inscription\, in grey (M L / E 41)

Description:: Round shape; On two sides, a wavy garland and a heart surmounted by a bird; Two volute-turned handles and recessed decoration; Below the handles, recessed, oval crowned arms; Ribbed pedestal; On the domed lid, wavy garlands and lozenges forming flowers; Raised, round and flat fret; Brown glaze/red ochre on the outside; Yellow-straw/cream lead glaze on the inside.

Geographical Reference:: Place of creation: Luxembourg | Nospelt

Location:: Depot

Acquisition method:: Purchase

Acquisition date:: 1941

Copyright:: Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Collection of the Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg (MNAHA) / Photo : Tom Lucas
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0); Work:
Image(s): | Collection du Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg (MNAHA) / Photo : Tom Lucas
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Image(s): | Collection of the Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg (MNAHA) / Photo : Noémie Montignie
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Photographer:: Tom Lucas; Noémie Montignie

Metadata last updated on:: 09.10.2025

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