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Dish with Flaring Rim from a Miniature Tea Service

Early to mid- 19th century
Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export
This dish, part of a tea service, was imported from China by Richard Randolph (1791-1863) of Philadelphia as a gift for his nieces Annie Hull and Lizzie Nichols. It is decorated with a grapevine border (common in western ceramics) and gilded rim.

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