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Finger bowls with stands

Manufacturer (English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
Datec.1754-1755
MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 7.5 × 9.5 cm (2 15/16 × 3 3/4 in.) bowl Overall: 2.5 × 15.8 cm (1 × 6 3/16 in.) stand
MarkingsRed anchor
DescriptionPair of Finger bowls and stands, baluster shape with flared rim. Decorated with English song birds after George Edwards, including a cold tit, nuthatch, fly catcher, green finch and swallow, all perched on leafy branches, together with a bird in flight and insects and butterfliews, the interiors with colourful sprays of European flowers. The stands are painted with similar birds and have brown line rims.
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.35.1a-b,.2a-b
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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