1956.0021 Dish, view 1
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Dish (Platter or stand)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Jingdezhen, China, Asia

  • Date:

    1796-1810

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Enameled, Gilded, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1956.0021


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Object Number

1956.0021

Object Name

Dish (Platter or stand)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1796-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Upper surface, rim; Painted in gilded, script letters "DWMC"

Subjects

Dewitt Clinton; Chinoiserie; American themed ceramics; Political figure; American ownership history (foreign manuf); American market (Chinese manufacture)

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Gilded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

1.378 (H) , 15.512 (L) , 13.15 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.5 (H) , 39.4 (L) , 33.4 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Chan, Libby Lai-Pak & Wan, Nina. 2018 The Dragon and the Eagle: American Traders in China, A Century of Trade from 1784–1900 (exhib. cat.).
Published: vol. 1, pp. 214-15, no. 2.37. Vol. 2, p. 21, fig. 12
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
Published: p. 123
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
Published: p. 179-80, fig. 118
[Book] Sargent, William R. 2012 Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Presentation plate from same service with additional inscription: p. 410, no. 223, 1796-1810. Inscribed "Presented by Mrs. DeWitt Clinton to C. A. Waddell 1850."
[Book] Conger, Clement E. & Rollins, Alexandra W. 1991 Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U. S. Department of State.
Part dinner service, the same set as Winterthur dish: pp. 276-77, discussing the family and service.
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
Tureen from teh same service: pp. 161-63, no. 257
[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary. 1984 New York and the China Trade. 142 p.
Oval platter from same service, and mention of tureen, stand, tray, and soup plates: p. 104, no. c66, colored plate
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
Oval platter and covered dish from same service: p. 94, with Clinton history discussion.
[Book] Brawer, Catharine Coleman. 1992 Chinese Export Porcelain from the Ethel (Mrs. Julius) Liebman and Arthur L. Liebman Porcelain Collection.
Oval platter from same service: p. 87, no. 62
[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary. 1984 New York and the China Trade. 142 p.
History of DeWitt Clinton owner of the service: p. 113, no. C66
[Book] Litzenburg, Thomas V. & Bailey, Ann T. 2003 Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University. 288 p.
Oval dish from same service: pp. 146-47, no. 138
[Book] Le Corbeiller, Clare & Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 2003 Chinese Export Porcelain.
Plate from same service: p. 48, no. 52, service made for DeWitt Clinton (1769-1929) and Maria Franklin Clinton (1775-1818) of Albany, NY, with monogram "DWMC"
[Catalogue] Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
Plate from same service: March 28, 2010 sale, lot 879