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1968

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Pair of Tea Bowls Tea Bowls

This is a tea bowls. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1830 and we acquired it in 1968. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Harry L. Holland Jr.. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Harry L. Holland, Jr..

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (a: cup): 3.4 × 5.7 cm (1 5/16 × 2 1/4 in.) H x diam. (b: cup): 3.5 × 5.8 cm (1 3/8 × 2 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of cup a: [1] crowned "DÉCORÉ À SÈVRES" surrounding interlaced LLs and "30" beneath, (decorated in Sèvres in 1830) [2] two dots, painted in red [3] "C", incised Underside of cup b: [1] crowned "DÉCORÉ À SÈVRES" surrounding interlaced LLs and "30" beneath, (decorated in Sèvres in 1830) [2] "C", incised [3] "55", painted in red

It is signed

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It is inscribed

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Cite this object as

Pair of Tea Bowls Tea Bowls; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x diam. (a: cup): 3.4 × 5.7 cm (1 5/16 × 2 1/4 in.) H x diam. (b: cup): 3.5 × 5.8 cm (1 3/8 × 2 5/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Harry L. Holland, Jr.; 1968-89-1-a,b

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