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White Porcelain Saucer with Polychrome Floral and Bat Motifs and Artist's Stamp
White Porcelain Saucer with Polychrome Floral and Bat Motifs and Artist's Stamp
Object Number 991-12-60/15138
Display Title White Porcelain Saucer with Polychrome Floral and Bat Motifs and Artist's Stamp
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description White porcelain saucer with polychrome decoration consisting of round floral motifs. Three bat motifs on outside. Artist's stamp on base. White and red sticker with no number on outside. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 8.2 cm. (diameter) x 2.8 cm. (h).
Inventory Description Dish, ceramic, ring base, multicolor medallions interior, red bats exterior
Classification
  • Dish
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Ceramic, Pigment, Porcelain
Dimensions Overall: 2.8 x 8.2 x 8.2 cm (1 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Artist's stamp on base of saucer; 991-12-60/15138
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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