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BOWL
- CATEGORY: T&E FOR MATERIALS
- MEASUREMENTS: 2 5/8"H x 5 5/8"Dia.
- DATE MADE: 1840s
Description
China bowl. Exterior decorated with various animals, flowers, and repeated scene of a couple at a table. Pink flowers at bottom of interior.
Provenance
Given by Chinese ambassador to the United States to Mrs. Sam Houston in the late 1840's. From the collection of Franklin Weston Williams, grandson of Sam and Margaret Houston and father of the donor.
- ASSOCIATED VETERAN: Houston, Sam
- ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUAL: Houston, Margaret Lea and Franklin Weston Williams
- CREDIT LINE: Darby, Charlotte Williams (Mrs. James A. Darby)
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