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Patty Pan

Dateca. 1750

OriginAsia, China, Jingdezhen

MediumHard-paste porcelain

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 4 1/2in. (3.8 × 11.4cm)

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

Object number2021-167

DescriptionShallow patty pan with gadroon rim, decorated in underglaze blue on the exterior with three flower sprigs and on the interior with a cell and fish roe border interrupted by crosshatched conjoined squares and geometric panels with single flower blossoms; the well painted with a central scene of a flower basket amidst a rocky landscape with flowers and a fence.
Label TextAlthough rare above ground survivals, patty pans such as this example turn up archaeologically and in numerous inventories and newspaper advertisements in 18th century American contexts.