Platter

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Platter

c. 1790

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export to the British market

This platter is from one of three services made within a decade of one another. All three bear the coat of arms, incorrectly painted, of a branch of the Oliphant family of Scotland.

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Object Details

Title:

Platter

Date:

c. 1790

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export to the British market

Medium:

Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamel, and gilt decoration

Dimensions:

3/4 × 9 1/2 × 12 5/16 inches (1.9 × 24.1 × 31.3 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Francis T. S. Darley Fund, 1921

Accession Number:

1921-67-8

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

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