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Hot water plate

Dateca. 1760

OriginAsia, China, Jingdezhen

MediumHard-paste porcelain

DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 11 1/16 × 9 5/8in. (4.1 × 28.1 × 24.4cm)

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

Object number2021-163

DescriptionHot water plate of circular shape with square ears for vent and water; decorated in opaque enamels with a central rocky scene with peafowl and peonies.
Label TextThe peacock or peafowl motif that decorates this hotwater plate has been found archaeologically throughout early America and was owned by several families in Virginia.