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Lowestoft Porcelain
Primary

Pair of Electrified Chinese Export Vases

Ceramic

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Bequest of M. Carey Thomas, President of Bryn Mawr College, 1894-1922

Bryn Mawr College

Accession Number: W.236-237

Deanery.952-953 (Deanery Number)

Geography: Classification:

Furnishings and Furniture; Lighting Devices

Collection: Deanery Collection

Bryn Mawr College, Wyndham Alumnae House, 2nd Floor

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Chinese export

Style of porcelain made and decorated in China to European order, as distinct from porcelain in native taste.
table lamps

Lamps with a relatively short stem making them suitable for standing on tables and other furniture. The term is especially used in reference to late 18th-century lamps designed to burn whale oil and burning fluid compounds, which generally maintain the traditional stemware divisions of top, stem, and foot and often resemble stemmed drinking glasses of the same period.
ceramic

Refers to any of various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature.
vases

Vessels of varying shape and size but which are usually taller than they are wide, varying greatly in actual form and use. In modern usage, typically refers to vessels for displaying flowers. When referring to ancient art, often refers to any ceramic or metal vessel in a range of shapes and used to hold liquids, grain, or another substance.

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Bibliography List

The following Bibliography exist for this object:

Manufacturers' Appraisal Company, 1949 Manufacturers' Appraisal. 1949
Page Number: 36
Manufacturers' Appraisal Company, 1954 Manufacturers' Appraisal. 1954
Page Number: 54

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Lowestoft Vase Lamp
W.235

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Deanery Collection

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