Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1914.014.109
- Place of Origin:
- China
- Date:
- 1750-1785
- Description:
- Plate. Porcelain. Circular with curved sides and plain rim. Painted polychrome decoration in famille rose coloration. Border on inner edge colored predominantly pink, blue and gilt and composed of floral swags, broken at regular intervals by representations of inserts, fish with gilt scales, and pendant cartouche having diamond grounds with scrolled gilt outlines. Circumference of bottom outlined by a gilt spearhead border. Floral motif in center. Traces of gilding on rim. Outer surface undecorated. Long crack and several chips in rim. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-1.75 Dia-9 inches
- Provenance:
- Ceramics collected by Martha E. Durgin (1833-1916) of Concord, NH. She began collecting in the late 1880s and donated the collection to the Society in 1914.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha E. Durgin
- People:
- Durgin, Martha E. (1833-1916)
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