Bowl with cover

Unknown

ca. 1715–20 · Hard-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The coat of arms that appears both inside the bowl and inside the finial of the cover has been identified as that of the Craggs family. This bowl might have belonged either to James Craggs the Elder (1657–1721) or to his son, James Craggs the Younger (1686–1721) who was principal Secretary of State to George I.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1715–20

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Culture

Chinese, for British market

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Purchase, Winfield Foundation Gift, 1961