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Tea bowl
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1745–49
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.359a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionOne of a pair with 30.359b. Raised leaf pattern, circular, on feet. Decorated with flowers and insects in colors. Mark: Triangle.
ProvenanceBy 1924, probably Alfred E. Hutton, London [see note 1]. By 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930)
NOTES:
[1] A similar pair of tea bowls is illustrated in R. Blunt, ed. "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery" (1925) from the Alfred Hutton Collection.
NOTES:
[1] A similar pair of tea bowls is illustrated in R. Blunt, ed. "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery" (1925) from the Alfred Hutton Collection.