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Covered Bowl or Box Bowl Or Box

This is a bowl or box. It was possibly by James Pennington and Philip Christian and made by John Pennington. It is dated ca. 1770 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman. It is credited Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 11 × 14.8 × 11.9 cm (4 5/16 × 5 13/16 × 4 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Covered Bowl or Box Bowl Or Box; Possibly by Philip Christian (English), James Pennington; Made by John Pennington; England; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D: 11 × 14.8 × 11.9 cm (4 5/16 × 5 13/16 × 4 11/16 in.); Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman; 1992-5-32-a,b

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