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Chinese export

Medium/Technique Porcelain
Dimensions Legacy dimension: H. covered 11" L. base 9"
Credit Line The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1260a-b
OUT ON LOAN
On display at The Parkman House, since June 13, 1973
CollectionsEurope, Asia
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionChinese for Export. Bulbous body, splayed baseband, gilded twined double handles at ends. Domed cover, gilded mushroom finial. Borders on foot, shoulder and edge of cover. Set with 1454-1526.41 etc.
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)