Moon flask with white and gold crane

Worcester factory British

1880s

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516

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Title: Moon flask with white and gold crane
Maker: Worcester factory (British, 1751–2008)
Date: 1880s
Culture: British, Worcester
Medium: Bone china "ivory porcelain" with gilding
Dimensions: confirmed: 8 1/2 × 7 3/16 × 3 3/8 in., 1.7 lb. (21.6 × 18.3 × 8.6 cm, 750g)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of Helene Fortunoff and Robert Grossman, 2017
Object Number: 2018.62.104
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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