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Plate

Dateca. 1765

OriginAsia, China, Jingdezhen

MediumPorcelain, hard-paste

DimensionsDiameter: 9"

Credit LineGift of Murray F. Nimmo

Object number2013-130

DescriptionChinese porcelain plate decorated in opaque enamel with a large spray, two smaller sprays, and a sprig of stylized European flowers.
Label TextAll Chinese porcelain was hand painted, which led to a great deal of variety among even the most standard designs. Asymmetrical groupings of European flowers were common on export porcelains, and a number of plates decorated in this way have survived or been recovered archaeologically. This plate does not have a specific history of ownership, but it does closely relate to similar pieces with histories in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New England.

ProvenanceMurray F. Nimmo

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