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  • A bowl with glided, blue, green, and pink decorations. The body is decorated with flowers and a figure resting on an anchor. Word below the figure says “SMITH.”
  • A bowl with glided, blue, green, and pink decorations. The body is decorated with flowers and a figure resting on an anchor. Word below the figure says “SMITH.”
  • A bowl with glided, blue, green, and pink decorations. The body is decorated with flowers and a figure resting on an anchor. Word below the figure says “SMITH.”

Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Sugar Bowl

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Culture

Chinese export

Title

Sugar Bowl
Chinese Export Porcelain Smith Sugar Bowl with Hope

Year

ca. 1785-1790

Medium

  • Porcelain with underglaze blue,
  • enamels,
  • glaze,
  • and gilding

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Porcelain with underglaze blue,
  • enamels,
  • glaze,
  • and gilding

Dimensions

Height: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On bottom of bowl: [written in red paint] "22.1974.152." [tan round sticker] "ELINOR GORDON/Oriental/Lowestoft/VILLANOVA, PA." [round white sticker] "William & Gretchen Viall Collection."
Inside bowl: [white rectangle sticker] "SMITH 1785 / W/PEUEDO CREST / OF HOPE + ANCHOR / POSSIBLY GEORGE / SMITH, ENGLISH / CAPT 678." [white tag with string taped to inside of bowl] "SOTHEBY'S/79/NEW YORK/Sotheby's."

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of William A. Viall III in memory of Gretchen Viall

Object Number

2016.102.18

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese export
Sugar Bowl; Chinese Export Porcelain Smith Sugar Bowl with Hope, ca. 1785-1790
Porcelain with underglaze blue, enamels, glaze, and gilding
Height: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 inches)
Gift of William A. Viall III in memory of Gretchen Viall 2016.102.18

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