Covered Soup Tureen, Tray, and Ladle

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Covered Soup Tureen, Tray, and Ladle

c. 1825

Made by the partnership of John and William Ridgway, Hanley, England (1814–1830)

Almshouses-public institutions for the homeless, aged, and mentally ill-were common in the nineteenth century. By 1900 those institutions, criticized for their bad sanitation and safety standards, had fallen from favor.

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Object Details

Title:

Covered Soup Tureen, Tray, and Ladle
Tureen and Cover with Almshouse, Boston

Date:

c. 1825

Artist:

Made by the partnership of John and William Ridgway, Hanley, England (1814–1830)

Medium:

Glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration

Dimensions:

Tureen: 14 x 17 5/8 x 11 inches (35.6 x 44.8 x 27.9 cm) Tray: 1 11/16 x 16 3/8 x 12 5/8 inches (4.3 x 41.6 x 32.1 cm) Ladle: 4 1/8 x 11 3/4 inches (10.5 x 29.8 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. Francis W. Lewis, the Misses Lewis, H. C. Gibson, and C. H. Clark, 1889

Accession Number:

1889-153a--d

Geography:

Made in Hanley, Staffordshire, England, Europe

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