Porcelain tea bowl. Gold gilt painted rim. Interior floral and vine chain. Exterior medallion featuring a monogram surrounded by ribbons and garlands.
tea bowls
gilding
hand-painted
porcelain
Chinese export
Bowl, Drinking
Bowl, Tea
Porcelain
Painted
Gilded
Chinese Export
Bowl, Tea
""OS"" for Oliver Smith (d. 1797), original owner. ""Memento""
1967.154c
Unknown
3 1/8 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Almira Wellington Bates
1967.154.3
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