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about 1750
Object PlaceChina for export
Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain, colored enamels, gilding
DimensionsDiam. 17 1/4 in.
Credit LineThe Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession number51.829
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ClassificationsCeramics
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InscriptionsA paper label affixed to the back is inscribed in ink, "A remarkably fine and large dish of the Yung Ch[en]g period, made [to] the order of Sir J. Byland c. 1736, British minister [?] Java, Dutch East Indes. A rare serv[vice?]." A second label inscribed "Antique Dept. 3/852 1 of 2" A modern gummed label "1543"
ProvenanceHelena Woolworth McCann (b. 1878 - d. 1938), Syosset, NY; by descent to her children, Constance (Mrs. Joseph V.) McMullan, Helena (Mrs. Winston F. C.) Guest, and Frasier McCann; 1941, lent to the MFA by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation, New York; 1951, gift of the Winfield Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1951)