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Lidded Bowl and Stand

Artist/Maker

This lidded bowl is made from top-quality jade. It found its way into England shortly before 1850 via some unknown channel. The owner valued it highly and had an enamel stand specially made for it.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Bowl
  • Lid
  • Stand
Brief description
Jade bowl, China, ca. 1750-1820 and stand, London, ca. 1850
Credit line
Cope bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. W. H. Cope, accessioned in 1903. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Summary
This lidded bowl is made from top-quality jade. It found its way into England shortly before 1850 via some unknown channel. The owner valued it highly and had an enamel stand specially made for it.
Collection
Accession number
717 to B-1903

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Record createdApril 12, 2000
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