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Chinese export

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain, colored enamels, gilding
Dimensions Legacy dimension: Diameter 3 1/16" H. 1 9/16"
Credit Line The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1174a
CollectionsEurope, Asia
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionChinese for export. Very slightly flaring lip, sides curve to small baseband. Chain inside. Arms of Seymour on each side, flowers between. 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)