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Cup
Chinese export
Medium/Technique
Porcelain, colored enamels, gilding
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: D. m. 2 5/16" H. 2 7/8"
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1175a
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionOne of two cups and saucers (see 51.1175a -51.1176a-b). Chinese for export. Straight sides curving to small baseband. Scroll handle. Arms of Symour on front, flowers at sides, chain near rim. (heavy porcelain).
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)