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Covered Bowl with Gold Palmettes Bowl

This is a bowl. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1810 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane. It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (a,b: overall): 12 × 20.5 cm (4 3/4 × 8 1/16 in.) H x diam. (a: bowl): 7.8 × 20.5 cm (3 1/16 × 8 1/16 in.) H x diam. (b: cover): 5.5 × 17 cm (2 3/16 × 6 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of bowl: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "BL", incised No marks on cover.

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Covered Bowl with Gold Palmettes Bowl; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); hard paste porcelain, gold; H x diam. (a,b: overall): 12 × 20.5 cm (4 3/4 × 8 1/16 in.) H x diam. (a: bowl): 7.8 × 20.5 cm (3 1/16 × 8 1/16 in.) H x diam. (b: cover): 5.5 × 17 cm (2 3/16 × 6 11/16 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-506-a,b

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