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Made at: Chantilly Manufactory (France)
French
about 1730–40
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels
Dimensions
Overall (basin): 5.9 x 18.1 cm (2 5/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.1933
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionPart of set with Ewer (65.1934). Soft paste. Kakiemon decorative branch and flower motif of chrysanthemum and rocks; brown painted
scalloped edge; floral decoration on inside and out, 2 flying butterflies. Rounded bowl of ewer, cylindrical neck small protruding spout
applied handle with painted floral decoration; painted floral border with black speckled background around rim.
scalloped edge; floral decoration on inside and out, 2 flying butterflies. Rounded bowl of ewer, cylindrical neck small protruding spout
applied handle with painted floral decoration; painted floral border with black speckled background around rim.
Marks
none
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)