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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1740

GUSN

GUSN-73200

Description

White, orange, blue; circular, basket weave border; flyng fox and squirrel with gourd

Details

Descriptive Terms

platters
porcelain
gourd
basketmaking
figure- and animal-derived motifs
foxes (animals)
gourd
squirrels
vines
Dish, Serving
Platter
Platter

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Meissen (Maker)

Location of Origin

Meissen, Germany, SAXONY

Dimensions

2 (H), 11 5/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2534

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