A Chinese enameled flower-shaped porcelain cup that has a painted gold rim and an aquamarine interior. The body of the cup has painted vertical zig zags and straight lines, with a large painted leaf in blue and green on the side. The bottom of the cup features a raised green stem in relief, with brown dots across the stem and a blue bud that emerges from the bottom of the cup to the opposite side of the large painted leaf.
Chinese
Plum Cup,
early 19th century
Enameled porcelain
,
7.5 x 4.3 cm (2 15/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Object details
Accession number
C17e13.1
Primary Creator
Chinese
Full title
Plum Cup
Creation Date
early 19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1900.
Dimensions
7.5 x 4.3 cm (2 15/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Display Media
Enameled porcelain
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Short Gallery
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 125. (as Chinese, dated early 19th century)
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Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.