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Vase
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Tea caddy
Vase
Chinese export
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. covered 5 1/2"
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.806a-b
OUT ON LOAN
On display at The Parkman House, since June 13, 1973
On display at The Parkman House, since June 13, 1973
DescriptionTea caddy with cover. Bulbous body tapering to splayed foot around which is applied free standing gilded scroll work. Flanged domed cover, glazing chipped from finial. Decorated with floral sprays in rose and mulberry.
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)