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Sweetmeat Stand

Bow Porcelain Factory

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Scallop shell-shaped bowl with scalloped edge; decoration in relief on exterior of dark lines on white; decoration on interior with sea life including shells and seaweed; dolphin or sea serpent fin rising from bowl; dolphin or sea serpent emerging from bowl with head on left and curving right with scales; snout open; flipper on top; body patterned with scales; head and flipper darker. Sweetmeat Stand by Bow Porcelain Factory.

Artwork Details

Date
1750–75
Medium
Porcelain (soft-paste)
Culture
British
Dimensions
600 × 418 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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