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Teapot
Chinese export to the British market
about 1780
Object Place: East Asia, China for export
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.982a-b
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionGlobular, with modeled spout and scroll handle, gilded. Flat cover inset, with gilded plain knob. Arms of Gordon on each side. Set with 51.975-997.
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)