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Chinese export bowl

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1740-1760

GUSN

GUSN-174076

Description

Chinese export bowl, black and gold pencil decoration.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bowls (vessels)
porcelain
Chinoiserie
Bowl

Inscription

"M.F.A./Mrs. J. P. Quincy" (Old accession label. Additional label present is illegible.)

Associated Person

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997
Quincy, Helen Frances, 1831-1903

Associated Building

Exhibited At Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,

Additional Identification Number

8.9
EQ27

People and Organizations

Metropolitan Moving & Storage

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997
Quincy, Helen Frances, 1831-1903

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

China

Dimensions

4 (H), 9 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Edmund Quincy

Accession Number

2009.5.9

Places

Japan

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