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Plate (Dinner plate)
1879-1879
Description
This dinner plate once formed part of a service acquired by ex-US President Ulysses S. Grant when he and his wife visited Canton (now Guangzhou), China during an around-the-world trip. The fish motif (perhaps a stylized representation of a bream?) is said to have been inspired by designs on porcelain from Limoges in France. The Grants’ daughter, Ellen Wrenshall Grant Sartoris, eventually inherited the service.
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Guangzhou (Canton); China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2014.0016.234
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Daniel and Serga Nadler
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Object Number
2014.0016.234
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics - The Daniel and Serga Nadler Collection
Place of Origin
Probably Guangzhou (Canton); China; Asia
Date
1879-1879
Subject(s)
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
- Ulysses S. Grant
- American ownership history (foreign manuf)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
0.9375 (D) x 9.4375 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.381 (D) x 23.971 (Diam)