Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
ca. 1802
1972.12ab
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Bowl
Object name
Bowl
Date
1770-1780
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 6 3/8 in. ( 7.6 x 16.2 cm )
Description
Soft-paste porcelain underglaze blue printed bowl with flower sprays and butterflies on the exterior; a small flower spray in the interior center and painted double blue line around the interior rim; mark in the form of a hatched crescent.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Edmund Astley Prentis
Object Number
1957.293b
Marks
painted: in blue on bottom: hatched crescent
Gallery Label
The three flowers pattern was one of the most popular patterns of the late 18th century.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
