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Soup plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1700-1720

GUSN

GUSN-172826

Description

Porcelain soup plate with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central design of a flowering tree with perching and flying birds, rim features a brocade band with flowers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

soup plates
porcelain
Chinese export
famille rose
Plate, Soup

Inscription

"Kang Hsi period / of the Ch'ing Dynasty / circa 1700-1723 / 20.00 each" (handwritten)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD121

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 1/2 (H), 8 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1899.3

Places

China

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