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Object Description
| Brief description | Tureen hand-painted by Clara Brawley for Mary and Isabel Cunningham, Platteville, ca. 1910-1920. |
| Object name | Tureen |
| Alternate object name | Bowl; Dish; China painting |
| Maker | Brawley, Clara |
| Date | ca. 1910-1920 |
| Dimensions | 6"H x 9 1/2"W x 8 1/2"D |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with hand-painted overglaze; Gilt |
| Marks | Painted in green on underside: "M and I" |
| Location of use | Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin |
| Current location | Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin |
| Description | Porcelain tureen hand-painted with white flowers and green leaves on a pale green ground. The four scrolled feet and two swan-shaped handles are painted with gilt, as is the rim." |
| History |
According to the records of the Grant County Historical Society, this tureen was decorated by Clara Brawley for Mary and Isabel Cunningham. The Cunninghams were daughters of Dr. Wilson Cunningham, a prominent Platteville physician. Brawley was related to the Cunninghams by marriage: according to the Grant County Historical Society, she was the sister-in-law of Dr. Frank Billings, who was an uncle of the girls' mother, Ann Billings Cunningham. Between 1870 and 1920, thousands of American women took up the art of china painting--the decoration of porcelain tablewares and other household objects with hand-painted overglaze. An entire industry sprang up to support this trend. China painters could purchase porcelain blanks and supplies from mail order catalogs or local shops, take lessons in the craft from trained artists, and read periodicals and instruction manuals to learn about new techniques and designs." |
| Sources | For more information on china painting, see Sharon S. Darling, Chicago Ceramics and Glass (University of Chicago Press for the Chicago Historical Society, 1979); Cynthia A. Brandimarte, "Somebody's Aunt and Nobody's Mother: The American China Painter and Her Work, 1870-1920" Winterthur Portfolio 23, no. 4, (1988); Ellen Paul Denker, "The Grammar of Nature: Arts and Crafts China Painting" in The Substance of Style: Perspectives on the American Arts and Crafts Movement (Winterthur, Delaware: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1996); and Dorothy Kamm, American Painted Porcelain (Collector Books, 1997)" |
| Related objects | Additional examples of china painting documented in the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database include works by Frederika Crane of Green Bay (Brown County Historical Society) and Ena Hutchison of Mineral Point (Mineral Point Historical Society): http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/wda,1470 and http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/wda,584 |
| Owner | Grant County Historical Society |
| Object # | B250 |
| Rights | © 2009 by the Grant County Historical Society. Contact the owner for more information. http://grantcountyhistory.org/ |
| Digital collection | Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database |
| Digital identifier | GCHS004 |
| Digital format | XML |
| Type | Physical object |
| Keywords | Ceramics; Pottery; Tureen; Container (receptacle); Furnishings and equipment; Food Service Tools and Equipment |
| Date digitized | 2009-07-14 |
| Date modified | 2010-10-01 |
Description
| Object name | Tureen: full view |
| Rights | © 2009 by the Grant County Historical Society. Contact the owner for more information. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/localhistory/directory/viewsociety.asp?id=65 |
| Digital collection | Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database |
| Digital identifier | GCHS004a |
| Digital format | image/jpeg |
| Type | Physical object |
| Date digitized | 2009-07-14 |
| Date modified | 2010-04-29 |
