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Pair of chestnut bowls with covers, ca. 1785, Hard-paste porcelain
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Case Piece

Pair of chestnut bowls with covers

Maker unknown · ca. 1785

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height (each, with cover): 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Accession
51.86.315a, b, .316a, b
Credit line
Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Gift of Winfield Foundation, 1951
Culture
Chinese, for British market
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