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Copied after: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649–1712)
Chinese Export
about 1740
Object Place: East Asia, China for export
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain, black enamel, gilding
Dimensions
9 1/8 in. diam.
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.904
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionNativity scene based on an engraving by Jan Luyken in grisaille and gilt in center. Border with trellis panels, strapwork, cornucopias, and trailing foliage. Back of rim chipped. Mate to 51.905
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)