Platter
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese
Dateca. 1810
MediumCeramic | enamels | Underglaze
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (21.6 x 15.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Winfield Foundation
Object number55.3.31
Not on view
DescriptionSmall oval platter with a ship in the center; Underglaze blue Fitzhugh border; "TJ".Label TextChinese Export Tureen Stand, early 19th century Porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration Gift of the Winfield Foundation 55.3.31 This small platter or tureen stand, decorated in enamel with a British sailing ship, is obviously for the English market. The blue pattern on the border is called Fitzhugh. This extremely popular pattern was originally designed for Thomas FitzHugh, director of the East India Company, who had a service made with this pattern in about 1780. Exhibition History"China Trade Porcelain from the Collection of the Chyrsler Museum of Art" Chrysler Museum of Art, July 19, 1997 - October 30, 1998. "Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.
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