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1840-1870
GUSN-25838
This platter is composed of a white clay body with a colorless "white" glaze that has a slight celadon tint. It is oval, with a slightly dished and canted rim. The overglaze polychrome enamel decoration in the rose palette features a gilt ground with a butterfly motif. There are six design reserves, three of which feature a bird and floral motif and three with Mandarin court scenes.
platters
porcelain
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
butterflies
floral patterns
Chinese
Porcelain
Butterfly
Bird
Floral
Mandarin
Platter
Associated With Casey Farm (Saunderstown, R.I.),
Unknown
13.75 (W) (inches)
1973.9
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