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General: underglaze blue and white Canton pattern showing scene of pagodas, trees and bridge. Canton border of cross-hatched and scalloped bands. Eggcup: deep bowl with thin stem and circular foot. Modified star borders. Swastika and diamonds on stem.
eggcups
porcelain
glazing (coating)
tin (metal)
bridges (built works)
Chinese export
cross-hatching
lozenges
scalloping
stars
swastikas
trees
willow (wood)
Porcelain
Willow
Chinese Export
Tin Glazed
Pagoda
Tree
Bridge
Cross Hatch
Scalloped
Star
Swastika
Diamond
EGGCUP
Willow
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
China
2.625 x 2 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.642.8
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