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Plate (Dessert plate)
1780-1790
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2000.0061.035
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Leo A. and Doris C. Hodroff
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Object Number
2000.0061.035
Object Name
Plate (Dessert plate)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1780-1790
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, center of reserve
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel script "Morgan"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "1340 HOWARD- / CP. CIT. PG. 747/PALMER "A WINTER-/THUR GUIDE TO CHINA/EXP." 1976- PG. 72" handwritten in black and red ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "PR. DESSERT PLATES- 7 1/2/CHINESE EXP. ARMORIAL/LION SHIELD "MORGAN"/ARMS- JOHN MORGAN/OF HARTFORD/CIRCA 1785 1340" handwritten in black and red ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red, rounded rectangular paper label with "59" in white lettering
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
- Maritime
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1.043 (H) x 7.559 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.65 (H) x 19.2 (Diam)
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.
• Published: p. 102, fig. 96Article: Fuchs, Ronald W. 01//2002 Chinese Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. Antiques. 200-205.
• Published: p. 202, pl. 5, with arms of John Morgan (1753-1842), c. 1785Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Plate made for Elias Morgan: p. 112, fig. 72.Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1974 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 1.
• Arms of Morgan (Elias Morgan): p. 747 (W3 MORGAN)Book: Le Corbeiller, Clare & Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 2003 Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Octagonal plate from same service: p. 46, no. 49 with history.Book: Lange, Amanda E. 2005 Chinese Export Art at Historic Deerfield.
• Circular plate from same service: pp. 248-49, no. 105Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Very similar plate sold at auction: March 28, 2010, lot 839, refers to history with Elias Morgan plate, lot 861.Article: Le Corbeiller, Clare. 12//1977 China Trade Armorial Porcelain in America. Antiques. 1124-1129.
• Plate from Elias Morgan service with details: pp. 1124, 1126, pl. 1