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Punch Bowl
Chinese, for export
dated 1795
Object Place: East Asia, China for export
Medium/Technique
Porcelain, overglaze enamels, gilding
Dimensions
23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
In memory of Dr. Gorham Bacon presented by his daughter, Mrs. R. M. H. Harper
Accession Number40.243
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionLarge, decorated in blue and gold. Medallion in center of bottom representing Virtues. Blue ribbon in festoons around rim; three medallions with motto "We by dying life attain" and date 1795; masonic emblems of square, calipers, rule, etc., at intervals. Monogram FHB in three places.
InscriptionsMonogram FHB in three places.