Unknown French
Tea Bowl

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Maker Unknown French

CultureFrench

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Tea Bowl

Dateearly 19th century

Made inFrance

MediumHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding

Dimensions2 11/16 × 3 7/8 in. (6.8 × 9.8 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.22.11.3

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionWhen Miss Ima Hogg purchased these ceramics in the early 1920s, she did so thinking that it had been produced by the Tucker China Factory of Philadelphia, which was active in the 1820s and 1830s. Tucker porcelain was one of her early collecting interests when she made a large purchase that included this tea service. Much of Tucker’s design inspiration came from contemporary French porcelain, so the confusion is not surprising.
Provenance[William B. Montague, Norristown, Pennsylvania]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1922; given to MFAH.

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