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Covered Bowl or Box

Object Details

Description
White porcelain bowl and cover with blue floral design and a decorative flower knob. Within the design, there is an image of two figures.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Possibly
Richard Chaffers & Company, English, 1756 - 1765
James Pennington, English, 1763 - 1773
Date
ca. 1770
Credit Line
Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman
Medium
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
Dimensions
H x W x D: 11 × 14.8 × 11.9 cm (4 5/16 × 5 13/16 × 4 11/16 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
bowl or box
Type
bowl or box
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