https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15335/fullRabbit Tureenca.1755-1756Chelsea Porcelain ManufactoryOverall (G94.2.1.1-2): 22.9 x 33.7 x 17.8 cm (9 x 13 1/4 x 7 in.)Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsPurchased with a gift from Dr. Walter S. Bloom and Carol Bloom Koffler in memory of their mother, Adele S. Bloom, a collector and connoisseur of English porcelain; with a grant from the Government of Canada, Ministry of Communications under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act and with the assistance of the Tecolote FoundationOrigin: Chelsea, London, EnglandG94.2.1.1-21A naturalistic, life-sized tureen in the form of a crouching rabbit, munching upon a leaf of lettuce upon which is a small snail. Several other lettuce leaves flank the figure. The lid encompasses the ears and part of the back of the rabbit. The rabbit is white with patches of a brownish-purple painted on the body and edges of the ears, the interior of which are painted in a flesh colour. The muzzle and eyes are painted in brown with some flesh colour. All the leaves are painted naturalistically in blue and green with puce veins.Chelsea18th Century European PorcelainEnglish Porcelain[]European CeramicsEnglish Porcelain1810092565EnglishGeorge II (1727-1760)Anchor and 20 in red enamel