Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1996.012.01
- Place of Origin:
- China
- Date:
- 1815-1840
- Description:
- Plate, soup. Polychrome overglaze enamel porcelain. Plate gray-white translucent, with an orange-peel texture. Enamel design includes insects (three butterflies, bee, grasshopper), flower clusters (three red roses, blue flowers, orange flowers), and fruits on vines/branches (orange berry, grapes, pear). Colors include green, yellow, blue, red, orange, brown, black, silver, and gold. Single gold line along plate rim. Base ring present.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain
Enamel - Dimensions:
- H-1.5 Dia-8 inches
- Provenance:
- History: Phoebe Bell Honig, Pittsfield, MA. Plates belonged to donor's mother, who collected historical objects as a hobby. Notes written by donor's sister suggest the plates were purchased from a Mrs. Mason in a Salem, MA, antique shop; that they belonged to and were used by Gov. John Wentworth in his Wolfeboro, NH home.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Phoebe B. Honig
- People:
- Wentworth, John (1737-1820)
- Subjects:
- butterfly, flower, strawberry, fruit
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