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Afternoon tea bowl and saucer

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1780-1800

GUSN

GUSN-3460

Description

Interior: wavy blue dot border; cipher "JRW" [?] below two black and white doves perched on black and white bar with gilt branch in their beaks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tea bowls
enameling
gilding
painting (coating)
porcelain
Chinese export
Porcelain
Enameled
Painted
Gilded
Chinese Export
BOWL, TEA & SAUCER

Inscription

Cipher: ""JRW"" [?]

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

China

Dimensions

3.5 (diameter) (inches)

Accession Number

1921.331

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