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Plate

Dateca. 1760

OriginAsia, China, Jingdezhen

MediumHard-paste porcelain

DimensionsOverall: 1 × 8 11/16in. (2.5 × 22.1cm)

Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III

Object number2021-159

DescriptionPlate of octagonal shape with canted corners, decorated in opaque enamels with a spearhead border and a central scene of flowers and rocks.
Label TextDecorated with a pattern similar to that on Chinese porcelain services owned throughout the colonies including South Carolina and Virginia, this particular plate retains its history of ownership by Samuel and Judith Verplanck of New York.