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Ceramic bowl hand-painted on exterior w/ bird and foliage design and Chinese (?) character on bottom; brown banding on edge; mint green w/ foliate branches and pink flowers; black and white bird.
bowls (vessels)
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
porcelain
tin (metal)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
Porcelain
Painted
Tin Glazed
Foliate
Bird
BOWL
Painted on bottom: [Chinese symbol]--see worksheet for drawing.
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
2.5 (H), 6 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.726
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