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Artifact

Bone China Tea Set

Description

  • Bone china tea set including a teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, two tea cups, and three saucers. 
  • Each item has a gold rim and is decorated with what may be white ibis birds nesting in a rice field.

Background Information

  • Purchased as a memento by William McRae upon his return from Java (Indonesia) around 1915. 

Map Location

Latitude: 5° 56' 3.797" S
Longitude: 106° 3' 9.493" E

Date

ca. 1900

Dimensions

inches

Events, Places, People

  • William McRae 
  • Indonesia
  • Java

Originating Location

Unknown

Subject

  • A white, bone china tea set consisting of two tea cups and saucers, a teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl, decorated with white ibis birds. There are lids rimmed with gold on the teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl.
  • The top of a saucer decorated with a gold rim and seven white ibis birds nesting in a field with grass and gold dots.
  • The back of a saucer showing the maker's mark written in red, in an Asian script.
  • A tea cup with a gold rim, gold lines on the handle, and decorated with four white ibis birds nesting in a field of grass with gold dots.
  • The bottom of a tea cup showing the maker's mark in an Asian script with red ink.
  • A white china teapot facing to the left, resting in a saucer, decorated with gold along the edges and with white ibis birds. The handle of the lid has a gold starburst.
  • A white china teapot facing to the right, resting in a saucer, decorated with gold along the edges and with white ibis birds. The handle of the lid has a gold starburst.
  • A white china creamer decorated with gold rim and four white ibis birds. The handle and spout have gold lines on them. The lid has a gold starburst at the top and a gold rim at the bottom.
  • A white china sugar bowl decorated with gold rim and white ibis birds in a field with grass and gold dots. The lid has a gold starburst at the top and a gold rim at the bottom.

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