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On Display: House - Lancaster Room
Dish (Platter)
1765-1775
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.2818
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2818
Object Name
Dish (Platter)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1765-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Torn, rectangular buff and black colored paper label with"Bought" handwritten in pencil and has a pencil scribble on it.
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
1 (H) x 5.915 (W) x 7.096 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (H) x 15.025 (W) x 18.025 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1994 The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection.
• See Figure 186 (p. 167) for a milk jug with a similar elephant design (dated c. 1770)