Plate

Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)

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Plate

1760-1780

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

An English merchant first shipped Chinese export porcelain decorated with underglaze-blue landscapes or floral compositions to George Washington's Virginia home, Mount Vernon, in 1762. The Washingtons purchased “blue-and-white” ware at least nine times during the following thirty-five years.

Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Plate

Date:

1760-1780

Artist:

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

Medium:

Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

Dimensions:

Diameter: 9 inches (22.9 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2006

Accession Number:

2006-3-28

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Reign: George Washington (1789-1797)

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Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)

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