Staffordshire hen with chicks tureen & cover

Victorian, circa 1880. 8.7ins high, 10.2ins wide, 7.1ins depth. Staffordshire egg tureen and cover which features a hen with her seven chicks.
One of the chicks is perched on her back, the others peep out from underneath her, seated directly on the ground, no base.



Multi-coloured version. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse.







Book reference not found.

Condition

CONDITION: Cover: Generally good. No restoration.

A few paint losses to crest,



left eye and beak.



KILN EFFECTS: notable crazing;



kiln soot caught in the glaze;



glaze misses to the hen;





over glazed shrinkage lines to the tail feathers.





Base: Generally good. No restoration.

A few paint losses to chicks.





KILN EFFECTS: notable crazing;



kiln soot caught in the glaze;



over glazed shrinkage lines around the chicks.







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