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1840-1870
GUSN-25842
White clay body w/ colorless "white" glaze. Leaf-shaped shallow body w/ scalloped edge and a half round handle at end. Overglaze enamel decoration in the rose palette, featuring butterfly and fruit design overall w/ two reserves featuring interior mandarin scenes alternating w/ two reserves featuring birds.
bonbon dishes
porcelain
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
butterflies
Chinese
floral patterns
rose (genus)
Porcelain
Mandarin
Rose
Butterfly
Bird
DISH, BONBON
Unknown
1.125 x 5.75 (HxW) (inches)
1973.13
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