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Covered Cup
Chinese export
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. covered 3 5/8"
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1311a-b
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionOne of eight covered cups and saucers (see 51.1304-51.1311c). Chinese for export. Curved sides, small baseband, double twined handle, gilded applied flowers on body. Domed cover with gilded fruit knob. Border and pattern on cup and cover.
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)