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Tea Service
1806
Porcelain
5 3/16 × 9 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (13.2 × 24.1 × 13.3 cm)
5 in. (12.7 cm)
5 1/2 in. (14 cm) Height with lid
Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
1984.62.1A-C
Geography:
Made in China
Retailed in Hartford, Connecticut
Status:
On view*
Culture:
Chinese
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance:
Purchased in Hartford, Conn., in 1806 by Mehitable Stratton Dayton (1787-1892) at the time of her marriage to Ezra Dayton (1744-1849), Marlboro, Conn. Acquired by Irving W. Lyon (1840–1896), Hartford, Conn. ca. 1880; by descent to his son Irving P. Lyon (1870–1944), Buffalo, New York; sold to Francis P. Garvan (1875–1937), New York, 1929; given to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1931
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
