Cover
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese
Date1760-1770
MediumCopper | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 10 7/8 x 4 in. (27.6 x 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Winfield Foundation
Object number55.3.75
On View
Not on viewLabel TextChinese Export Dish Cover, ca. 1760 Copper with enamel decoration Gift of the Winfield Foundation 55.3.75 Although this dish cover was made in China, the technique of enamel on copper originated in Europe. Chinese artists were trained in the European art of enameling in order to manufacture specific objects, such as dish covers, or even plates, to match large dinner services. Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.
