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1736-1795
GUSN-39684
Porcelain tulip bulb pot. Pot is segmented into five footed lobes with central neck topped with pink glazed flower. The pot is enameled with pick flowers, green tendrals and butterflies on gold ground. Each lobe of the pot is decorated with a scene of either figures or birds and flowers in a square medallion. The neck is decorated with two oblong medallions, one of figures and the other flowers. Asian characters are glazed inside pot's central foot.
flowerpots
porcelain
enameling
hand-painted
Flora, Artificial
Flower, Artificial
Flower, Artificial
Chinese characters (see note)
Unknown
China
10 x 7 x 7 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. F. Gordon Patterson
1938.362
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