18th-19th century
H. 18.5 x Diam. 11.6 cm (7 5/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchEnameled porcelain: porcelain with coral-red overglaze enamel
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome enamels; with overglaze red enamel mark reading "Tongzhi nian zhi" within a double square on the base
19th centuryChineseSilver
17th centuryBritishPunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over decoration incised through the white-slip ground. Reportedly recovered on Cheju Island in winter 1962-1963.
15th centuryKoreanSilver, fruitwood, ivory
18th centuryBritishOpaque blue glass with yellow decoration
Transparent amber glass over lead core, the lead possibly covered with gold foil
ChineseSilver plate
BritishEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the background areas embellished with overglaze yellow enamel; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChinese