Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire
Unknown artist
Date: Chinese porcelain 1573– ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, gilded silver
Dimensions: Height: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
Culture: British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain
Themes: Birds
Rogers Fund, 1944
Met highlightDate range
1573 – 1585
Largest dimension
34.6 cm
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