Barber's Basin

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Barber's Basin

Datec. 1730–1750

Made inChina , Asia

MediumHard-paste porcelain

Dimensions2 5/8 × 12 1/8 in. diameter (6.6 × 30.7 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Donnie R. Duplissey and William E. Huvar, Jr.

Object numberB.97.1

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Chippendale Bedroom

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThroughout the colonial period, Chinese manufacturers made porcelains specifically designed for Western markets. In its overall shape, this barber’s bowl closely resembles contemporary examples made in Britain of delftware. The notch in the rim accommodated the neck of the person being shaved.
Provenance[Dale Freedman Chinese Export Porcelain, Wayland, Massachusetts]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.

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