There is one other image of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the color silver darkslategrey darkolivegreen dimgrey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1926

  • We acquired this object.

2012

2015

2024

  • You found it!

Basin (China (for export))

This is a basin. It is dated 1730–70 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is polychrome and glazed porcelain. 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.

  • Plate
  • tin-glazed earthenware.
  • Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
  • 2017-20-10

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 11 x 43.4 x 34 cm (4 5/16 x 17 1/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

none

Cite this object as

Basin (China (for export)); polychrome and glazed porcelain; H x W x D: 11 x 43.4 x 34 cm (4 5/16 x 17 1/16 x 13 3/8 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-172

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18312111/ |title=Basin (China (for export)) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=20 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>