Plate
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese
Date1785-1800
MediumCeramic | Enamels | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Winfield Foundation
Object number55.3.49
Not on view
DescriptionPlate from a set consisting of saucer, handleless cup, soup plate. Armorial with landscape reserves on rim. "Araujo de Acebedo".Label TextChinese Export Cup and Saucer and Plate, ca. 1795-1800 Porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration Gift of the Winfield Foundation 55.3.47-.49 This cup and saucer and plate are part of a large dinner service decorated with the Portuguese arms of António de Araújo de Azevedo, 1st Count da Barca (1754-1817). The Count was a writer and bibliophile and an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. A noted European diplomat, the Count became Prime Minister and Councilor of State in Brazil. Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.
