A Chinese enameled flower-shaped porcelain cup that features a fluted hand-painted gold rim with an aquamarine interior. The body of the cup is hand-painted in light red and features two leaves painted in green with a free handed midrib and veins. The base of the cup has a raised root relief painted in tan and outlined in brown with more green leaves. A stand of three small knobs on the bottom of the cup raise it above the ground.
Chinese
Lotus Cup,
early 19th century
Enameled porcelain
,
4.2 x 7.5 cm (1 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Object details
Accession number
C17e13.3
Primary Creator
Chinese
Full title
Lotus Cup
Creation Date
early 19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1900.
Dimensions
4.2 x 7.5 cm (1 5/8 x 2 15/16 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)
Rights and reproductions
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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.