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Saucer
Chinese export
Medium/Technique
Porcelain, colored enamels, gilding
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Diameter 4 5/8"
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1171b
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionChinese for export. Quartered arms of Seymour with unicorn and blue bull supporters, red acanthus (?) leaves from helmet below crest, and pink scroll below inscribed: "Foy pour devoir". Tiny chain and diamond border in gold near rim; naturalistic flowers.
One of four cups and saucers (see 51.1171 - 51.1174b).
One of four cups and saucers (see 51.1171 - 51.1174b).
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)