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Dish (Platter or stand)
1780-1830
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2011.0049.004
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds drawn from the Centenary Fund and partial gift of Charles F. Hummel
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Object Number
2011.0049.004
Object Name
Dish (Platter or stand)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1780-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: There is a "2" handwritten in yellow paint on the underside of the platter.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: There is an 'x" incised on the underside of the platter, possibly a mark.
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
- American ownership history (foreign manuf)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
1.102 (H) x 8.189 (W) x 10.945 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.8 (H) x 20.8 (W) x 27.8 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Hummel, Charles F. 09//1955 John Richardson Latimer Comments on the American Scene. Delaware History. VI: 267-287.
• Original owner discussed: pp.267-287, Latimer family.Book: Detweiler, Susan Gray. 1982 George Washington's Chinaware.
• See p. 53 for a discussion of Nanking and Canton bordersBook: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• See p. 159, figures 77 and 78 for images of Nanking and Canton borders.Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1984 New York and the China Trade. 142 p.
• See p. 116-118, for catalog entries used to date this object.Article: Warwick, Leslie & Warwick, Peter. 2012 New Perspectives on Chinese Export Blue-and-White Canton Porcelain. Ceramics in America. 61-76.
• Whole article discusses Canton wares.Book: Lange, Amanda E. 2005 Chinese Export Art at Historic Deerfield.
• Very similar pattern (but quite different hand) platter: p. 24, fig. 18, Canton pattern, 1800-1830. Descended in the Hall family of Charlemont, MA. See also pp. 145-48.