ca. 1830
GUSN-12175
12) Tea cup with a "wishbone" handle. Canted foot ring. Single diagonal line border. Bridge and man in a house in a willow pattern. Set) White clay body with bluish-white glaze; Nanking style underglaze blue painted border design consisting of spearhead border with cross hatch or diagonal line banding; central or overall design of various versions of "Willow" pattern consisting of pagoda house at proper right (w/ or w/o people), trees in center, some with bridges, birds or boats.
teacups
porcelain
underglazing
Chinese
willow (wood)
Porcelain
Nanking
Willow
Underglazed
Pagoda
TEACUP
Willow
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
China
2.438 x 4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.979.12
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