Collection Highlights
Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
Support the New-York Historical Society
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tea bowl and saucer
Object name
Tea bowl and saucer
Date
1752-1765
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Part (tea bowl): 1 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (4.8 x 8.3 cm)
Part (saucer): 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Description
Fluted porcelain tea bowl and saucer painted in underglaze blue in the "Prunus Root" pattern, a root-like vine with occasional blooms and insects; interior bowl rim is decorated with two sprays and an insect with root in center; painted blue circle above two straight lines connected by a stick( possibly workman's mark)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Edmund Astley Prentis
Object Number
1957.306ab
Marks
painted: in blue, workman's mark: circle baove two straight lines connected by a stick
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
