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Platter

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

18th century

GUSN

GUSN-172933

Description

Round porcelain platter in a blue and white Nanking pattern with a central design of a river scene with multiples houses, ships and a bridge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

platters
porcelain
Chinese export
Platter

Pattern

NANKING

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 1/4 (H), 11 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1860

Places

China

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