Object Details
Maker
Unknown
Date
ca. 1800
Geography
China
Culture
China, for export
Medium
ceramic; hard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels and gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 in; 13.97 cm
Provenance
Associated with Richard and Sarah Franklin Bache, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; James Gallery, a Rahms, Pennsylvania, dealer; by unknown descent; to Matthew and Elisabeth Sharpe Antiques, Spring Hill and Conshohocken, Pennsylvania; to the donor
Inscriptions
A gummed paper label reading, "Matthew & Elisabeth Sharpe / Antiques (script) / Spring Hill, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania / Oriental Lowestoft (script) / Bache Family (hand-written blue pen) / Circa (script) 1790 (hand-written ball point pen)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Kogod Goldman in memory of his wife, Linda B. Goldman
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-2016.0003