The surface purity of this miniature ironstone tureen is interrupted only by a scattering...
The surface purity of this miniature ironstone tureen is interrupted only by a scattering of printed transfer motifs--birds and animals in brown transfer, foliage sprigs in blue. Each is complete in itself; no overall narrative is suggested; each is left alone to spark a child's imagination.
The oval form is simple with a plain knop and small folded handles. The attached undertray seems unexpected to those more accustomed to British tureen forms.