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Cup and Saucer with Scenes of European Figures
(China )
Made for either domestic use or for export, this cup and saucer features a painting of European figures celebrating an autumn grape harvest at a winery. The second panel portrays a couple and a dog dancing in the fields.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1976 | Chinese Export Porcelains from Maryland Collections. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1877 | Derby, 1877. |
Geographies
China, Canton (Place of Origin)
Measurements
cup: 2 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (5.4 x 9.84 cm);
saucer: 5 3/4 in. (14.61 cm) (diam.)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.574