Quatrefoil Teacup and saucer
1754
Object PlaceSt. Petersburg, Russia
Medium/TechniquePorcelain painted in puce and gold
Dimensions6.98 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession number1983.51a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Provenance1964, probably the cup and saucer sold at Sotheby & Co., London, 7 July, lot 42 (as "property of Monsieur Woldemar Wehrlin"); purchased at that sale by Leon Grinberg [see note 1]; by 1965, Thorton R. Wilson (1886-1977); 1965, lent by him to the MFA; 1983, bequest of Thornton R. Wilson to the MFA.
[1] Handwritten note from Errol Manners, E & H Manners, London, to Jeffrey Munger (in curatorial file).
[1] Handwritten note from Errol Manners, E & H Manners, London, to Jeffrey Munger (in curatorial file).
