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Dish (Platter)
1800-1802
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1963.0966.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0966.001
Object Name
Dish (Platter)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1800-1802
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Painted in gilded, script letters "JRS"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, center of reserve
Inscription: Handwritten in gilded, Roman letters "WASHINGTON"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Political figure
- Mourning imagery
- American ownership history (foreign manuf)
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Gilded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
1.732 (H) x 11.85 (W) x 14.724 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.4 (H) x 30.1 (W) x 37.4 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Chan, Libby Lai-Pak & Wan, Nina. 2018 The Dragon and the Eagle: American Traders in China, A Century of Trade from 1784–1900 (exhib. cat.).
• Published: vol. 1, pp. 114-15, no. 1.39Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Published: p. 173, fig. 110Book: Le Corbeiller, Clare. 1974 China Trade Porcelain: Patterns of Exchange.
• Published: p. 119, no. 50 (mentioned)Book: Fuchs, Ronald W. & Howard, David Sanctuary. 2005 Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. 208 p.
• Cover with similar decoration and owner information: pp. 100-101, pl. 58Journal: William L. Clements Library. The American Magazine and Historical Chronicle. William L. Clements Library 1985-1989
• Reference to the Sims' Washington Memorial Chinese export porcelain: vol. III, no. 2 (1987-1988), p. 43.Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Matching cups: p. 132, fig. 88b.Book: Le Corbeiller, Clare. 1974 China Trade Porcelain: Patterns of Exchange.
• Plate, pattern, and related examples: pp. 118-19, no. 50, plate initialed "PAS," c. 1802