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Tea bowl

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1774-1814

GUSN

GUSN-45491

Description

Porcelain tea bowl with hand-painted pinkish-brown scroll and dot pattern border on interior, on the exterior a border of pinkish-brown scrolls alternating with red and blue flowers with green leaves.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tea bowls
glazing (coating)
porcelain
hand-painted
Bowl, Drinking
Bowl, Tea
Porcelain
Hand Painted
Bowl, Tea

Inscription

crossed swords above "*" (Underglaze blue on bottom:)

Maker

Meissen (Maker)

Dimensions

1 5/8 (H), 2 3/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Arthur Outram Sherman

Accession Number

1953.8

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