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Platter
Chinese export
about 1780
Object Place: East Asia, China for export
Medium/Technique
Porcelain, colored enamels, gilding
Dimensions
Length: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1084
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionChinese for export. Elliptical, slightly curving rim, flat unglazed bottom. Monogram JVP.
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)