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Chinese export
about 1790

Medium/Technique Porcelain
Dimensions Legacy dimension: L. base 4 1/4" H. covered 5 7/8"
Credit Line The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1234a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Asia
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionChinese for export, Portuguese market. Like 51.1231a-c. Base repaired. Set with 51,1231-1259, a service for the family Araujo de Acebedo.
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)