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DEACESSIONED April 25, 2013
Large platter
Chinese Export
about 1790-1800
Object Place: East Asia, China for export
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
L. 17 1/4 in.
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1180
DescriptionChinese for Export. Slightly concave rim, flat unglazed bottom. Border of gold flowered mulberry, band of gold dotted red above, red gold-outlined scallops below. Gold dentate line with dots in triangles around center. In center script GPC on mulberry.
InscriptionsIn center script "GPC."
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, Deaccession Date: April 24, 2013)