Porcelain enameled sugar bowl. Sugarbowl has bulbous body with two gilt decorated double twisted handles and cover with gilt berry finial. On gold ground, green tendrils and pink tree peonies and scrolled medallions of 1) birds and flowers, 2) court scenes.
sugar bowls
enameling
hand-painted
porcelain
Chinese export
medallions (ornament areas)
rose (genus)
Bowl, Serving
Bowl, Sugar
Rose Medallion
Chinese Export
Bowl, Sugar
1990.299.47A,B
Unknown
China
5 1/4 (H), 4 3/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mr. Thomas M. Hill, Jr.
1990.299.47AB
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