Bowl of porcelain. Made in China, late Ming Dynasty or Kangxi. Measurements:
h: 2 1/4 in; diam: 3 3/4 in Provenance:
Frank Partridge & Sons, dealer; from whom purchased by Sir William Burrell, 24 June 1945, £22; by whom gifted to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow, 1945.
Manuscript sources
Sir William Burrell, Purchase Book 1945, p.44: ‘A small violet bowl with serpentine shaped edge with turquoise holder inside, on three small feet, 3 1/2" diam, Kanghsi’. |
