Butter Tub
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese | Chinese Export
Date1725-75
MediumPorcelain | Enamel | Gilding
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Winfield Foundation
Object number55.3.15
Not on view
DescriptionButter dish; part of a set consisting of a plate, soup plate, plate, platter, butter dish, bowl and enamel cover. Made for the Portugese market; has arms of Saldanha de Albuquerque on the pieces.Label TextChinese Export Butter Tub, mid-18th century Porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration Gift of the Winfield Foundation 55.3.15 This rare butter tub, based on well-known European forms, was part of a large dinner service commissioned by the Saldanha de Albuquerque family of Portugal. This service is one of the most unusual Chinese export services to have been produced during the 18th century. Typical services were decorated with family coats of arms, designs copied from European prints, Chinese-style figures, or floral prints. The Saldanha service, however, is painted with appropriate foodstuffs: a large ham replaces the usual coat of arms, surrounded by fruits, fowl, and vegetables. Exhibition History"China Trade Porcelain from the Collection of the Chrysler Museum of Art," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 19, 1997 - October 30, 1998.
