Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Tea bowl, saucer, and cover
Object Number:
INV.13354ab-13355
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall (a, cup): 2 1/2 in. × 4 3/8 in. (6.4 × 11.1 cm)
Overall (b, cover): 1 5/8 in. × 4 1/8 in. (4.1 × 10.5 cm)
Marks:
marked: on each piece: iron red square emperor's mark
Description:
"Famille rose" tea bowl, saucer, and lid with gilded rims; each piece is decorated with polychrome enamels and has two large Chinese figures and two panels of Chinese writing; every figure is different, as are the frames for the writing panels.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
