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Small rice bowl shaped two-handled cup. Decorated with four cartouches on sides surrounding four small Chinese genre scenes. Scrolled cast handles applied to the sides.
wine cups
silver (metal)
cartouches (ornament)
Orientalism
scenes (depictions)
Silver
Orientalism
Scenic
Cartouche
CUP, WINE
Marked on the bottom with Chinese characters.
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
China
1.5 (H), 2.5 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1459
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