CultureChinese
Titles
- Teabowl (from a dinner service)
Datec. 1800–1810
Made inChina, Asia
MediumHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding
Dimensions2 × 3 5/8 in. diameter (5.1 × 9.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase in honor of the Bayou Bend Docent Organization on the occasion of its 50th anniversary
Object numberB.2011.5.148
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Bayou Bend Dining Room
On view
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Department
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Throughout the colonial period, Chinese manufacturers made wares specifically designed for Western markets, but it was not until after independence that Americans traded directly with China, and they did so beginning in 1785 as the ship Empress of China returned with its cargo.
ProvenanceThomas Willing (1731–1821) and Anne McCall (1745–1781), Philadelphia; by descent to Evelyn Eyre Willing Bromley (1914–2000), Philadelphia; Estate of Evelyn Eyre Willing Bromley; purchased by [Philip H. Bradley & Co., Downington, Pennsylvania, 2000]; purchased by private American collection; consigned to [Christie’s, New York, “Chinese Export Art,” January 25, 2011, lot 306]; purchased by [Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
PL #3721
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