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Cream pitcher
Chinese export
around 1790
Object Place: East Asia, China for export
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height x width: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1035
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionChinese for Export. Helmet-shaped, fluted surbase, splayed foot. Curved handle with knob top. Everted rim wider & grooved to form spout at front. Arms of Hamond. Pair with 51.1034.
ProvenanceHelena Woolworth McCann (b. 1878 - d. 1938), Syosset, NY; by descent to her children, Constance (Mrs. Joseph V.) McMullan, Helena (Mrs. Winston F. C.) Guest, and Frasier McCann; 1941, lent to the MFA by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation, New York; 1951, gift of the Winfield Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1951)