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Chinese Bowl and Stand
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. National Archives
United States
Chinese bowl and stand. The octagonal-shaped hand painted porcelain bowl is primarily robin’s egg blue, with a yellow base. Scenes are depicted in various colors. The bottom is stamped “China” and also has a separate Chine marking. The bowl rests on a separate decorative dark wooden stand and is also marked as made in China. The bowl and stand set were a gift from Madame Chiang Kai-Shek to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt when she visited them in the White House during WWII. FDR Library Museum Collection, MO 2004.11.2.
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- Title: Chinese Bowl and Stand
- Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
- Location: China
- Physical Dimensions: Chinese bowl and stand. Dimensions of bowl: 3¼” high x 7½” diameter at top x 4½” diameter at base; dimensions of stand: 3” high x 5½” diameter.
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