Advanced Search
Advanced Search

Requires Photography

DEACESSIONED April 25, 2013

Platter

Chinese Export
about 1790-1800
Object Place: East Asia, China for export

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions L. 13 in.
Credit Line The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1183
CollectionsEurope, Asia
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionChinese for export. Oval serving platter. Pair with 51.1184.
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, Deaccession Date: April 24, 2013)