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Tea bowl

Made at: Worcester Manufactory (England)
English
about 1754
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Porcelain
Dimensions Overall: 4.1cm (1 5/8in.)
Other (Part A): 7.3cm (2 7/8in.)
Other (Part B): 11.4cm (4 1/2in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Janet M. Wolfson
Accession Number1982.38a
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain, decorated with underglaze blue with so-called "warbler" pattern: long-tailed bird, fence, Chinese rock and peony tree, panelled diaper border.
Marks Marks: on (b): ; (a) unmarked. Condition: perfect.
Provenance1960, sold by Shreve, Crump, and Low, Boston, to Janet M. Wolfson (d. 1981), Brookline, MA; 1982, bequest of Janet M. Wolfson to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 13, 1982)