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Teapot Stand
English
about 1755
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Janet M. Wolfson
Accession Number1982.27
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain, four point leaf-shaped dish, either a teapot stand or spoon tray. Painted in puce and light green enamels with man seated at a monument by a river with large church and landscape in background. Condition: small chip on point, fire crack at 9 o'clock; chip and stilt marks on foot ring.
Marks
Unmarked
InscriptionsReverse label: Janet M.Wolfson Collection
ProvenanceEx coll. E. E. Calvert; Tilley and Co., London; 1959, purchased by Janet M. Wolfson, Brookline, MA; bequest of Janet M. Wolfson to the MFA in 1982 (Accession Date: January 13, 1982)