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Covered Tureen and Tray
Chinese export
Object Place: East Asia, China for export
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Covered tureen: H. 11 in.; W. 14 in.
Tray: L. 15 in.
Tray: L. 15 in.
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.1152a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionChinese for export. Bulbous sides, reeded strap handles, leaves on body; splayed foot; contracted neck. Domed cover, sunflower finial, wide blue & gold leaves at base. (finial broken & mended, but piece missing).
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)