Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
1980.005.026 |
Object Name |
Bowl, Salad |
Collection |
Ceramics |
Credit line |
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Holcomb II |
Year Range from |
1798 |
Year Range to |
1806 |
Description |
Blue and white porcelain Nankeen pattern salad bowl with gilt high-lights and slightly indented, scalloped corners. It is decorated on the sides and on the bottom of the bowl inside with a blue Chinese landscape scene. |
Dimensions |
H-5 W-9.125 L-10.25 inches |
Owned |
Read family |
Used |
Read family |
Provenance |
Part of a china set that originally belonged to the family of George Read I (1733-1798). The donor is the great, great, great granddaughter of George Read II. George Read I's 1798 inventory done after his death lists "a set of fine dinner china" that was sent to John Read. In his account book of 1806, his son George Read II (1765-1836) recorded the purchase of a "Chinese breakfast and tea set and covered dishes". |
Subjects |
Bowls (Tableware) Tableware Porcelain |
People |
Read I, George Read II, George |
Search Terms |
Salad Bowls Chinese Export Porcelain Porcelain Nankeen Pattern Read Family |
Room |
Housekeeper's Office |
Material |
Porcelain |
Place of Origin |
China |