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Chinese export
around 1785-1800
Object Place: East Asia, China for export
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Diameter and length: 37.8 cm (14 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.863
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionChinese for export to Indian market. Shaped edge with starred blue band. Square with Urdu (?) inscription in center on circular, starred, blue field; gilt outlined panels with scalloped tops reminiscent of an open lotus flower, each enclosing one flower, cover plate in concentric circles.
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)