Earthenware platter with scalloped rim and purple transfer-printed pattern "Chinese Pastime." Flower and scroll border. Central scene of Chinese boy flying kite and girl with parasol, flowers in foreground, pagoda in the background and exotic building and steep mountains in the distance.
platters
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
Chinoiserie
flowers (plants)
floral patterns
kites (equipment)
Orientalism
parasols
scrolls (motifs)
Dish, Serving
Platter
Orientalism
Chinoiserie
Flower
Scroll
Kite
Parasol
Pagoda
Chinese Pastime
Porcelain
Children
Platter
"Chinese/Pastime" (printed inside upper and lower scroll. Two figures sit on upper scroll) (printed)
Chinese Pastime
Davenport (Manufacturer)
England, Staffordshire
1 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 15 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Alexander Pease
1940.231
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