Blue and white; oval eight-sided rectangle with butterfly, cell and drape border around base and network border with floral reserves around rim of top; right-oriented landscape scene of three-story building atop bridge with figures passing below, right; second bridge with figure carrying load, left foreground; two other buildings beyond bridge; boats beyond and buildings and mountains in distance.
saltcellars
porcelain
underglazing
Chinese export
Vessel, Condiment
Dish, Salt
Saltcellar
Saltcellar
Paper label: ""Part of/ Gilbert Stuart's/ dinner Set"".
Unknown
China
1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of William Brewster
1926.55
------------. Choice Sortment, cat. 30.. [No Publisher].
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