Object Number 1956.0046.057

Object Name

Dish (Platter)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1780-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Upper surface, center of reserve; Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "AVE MARIA"

Subjects

Armorial device

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

0.81 (H) , 9.636 (L) , 6.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.05 (H) , 24.475 (L) , 16.51 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 111, fig. 70a, c. 1780.
[Book] de Castro, Nuno & Madeira, Ana. 1988 Chinese Porcelain and the Heraldry of the Empire. 266p.
• Per a previous cataloguer (before 8/4/09): Related information on Portuguese ownership, p.177.