Details
| Artist | Chinese |
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| Date | late 18th century |
| Medium | Glazed hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel |
| Dimensions | Overall: 1 1/8 × 7 3/4 × 5 1/2 inches (2.9 × 19.7 × 14 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Winfield Foundation |
| Accession Number | 55.240 |
| Department | European Sculpture and Dec Arts |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Inscriptions | Inscribed, on the Grierson arms, the motto: HOC SECURIOR. |
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Provenance
Helena Woolworth McCann [1878-1938] (Syosset, New York, USA);
by descent to her children, Constance [Mrs. Joseph V.] McMullan, Helena [Mrs. Winston F. C.] Guest, and Frasier McCann;
1941, lent to the Detroit Institute of Arts by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation (New York, New York, USA);
1955, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
by descent to her children, Constance [Mrs. Joseph V.] McMullan, Helena [Mrs. Winston F. C.] Guest, and Frasier McCann;
1941, lent to the Detroit Institute of Arts by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation (New York, New York, USA);
1955, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
