19th Century
H. 6.3 x W. 4.4 cm (2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
Enameled ware, 'fencai' type: porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue and overglaze polychrome enamels and gold
18th-19th centuryChineseGrayish green nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, pink, and red enamels and scrolling floral pattern lightly incised in the yellow enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
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18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome and gold enamels and applique molded handle mounts and knob; with bronze bail handles
19th centuryChineseDongkhe ware: off-white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over white slip
18th-19th centuryChineseMonochrome biscuit porcelain: porcelain with yellow enamel over molded decoration
18th-19th centuryChineseSoft-paste porcelain with colorless glaze over incised decoration
19th centuryChineseEnameled procelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze green and black enamels and with molded mountain and wave pattern; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Tongzhi nian zhi" on the base
19th centuryChineseDark green nephrite (so-called spinach-green jade)
19th centuryChineseOff-white stoneware with emerald-green enamel over white slip
18th-19th centuryChinese