Two-handled bowl from Burghley House, Lincolnshire
A magnificent house and its rich furnishings were an essential expression of power in the sixteenth century. This group of Chinese porcelain with finely-worked mounts is associated with the family of Elizabeth I’s adviser, William Cecil, Lord Burghley. The pieces may have been a bequest from the colonizer of Virginia, Sir Walter Raleigh, to Lord Burghley’s son Robert.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two-handled bowl from Burghley House, Lincolnshire
- Date: Chinese porcelain 1573– ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585
- Culture: British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, gilded silver
- Dimensions: Overall: 6 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (15.9 × 24.1 cm);
Width (with handles): 13 in. (33 cm) - Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1944
- Object Number: 44.14.5
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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