Object Number 1956.0046.061

Object Name

Plate

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1785-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Upper surface, center of reserve; Painted in gilded, letters "FP" or "TP"

Subjects

Great Seal of US; American eagle; American themed ceramics; American market (Chinese manufacture)

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

1.033 (H) , 7.66 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.625 (H) , 19.45 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Plate with a similar (or identical) eagle and cipher: p. 162, figs. 85a-b. Mudge observes that the cipher "FP" may stand for Franklin Pierce. Set c. 1810-1835.
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Piece from this service: p.137