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Dish

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1830

GUSN

GUSN-4666

Description

Irregularly shaped leaf form with shallow straight sides; flat bottom; underglaze blue central decoration of Willow pattern landscape with three islands, two pagodas, boat, bridge and trees; diapered border on interior lip.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dishes (vessels)
porcelain
underglazing
Canton (Chinese painting style)
willow (wood)
Porcelain
Underglazed
Canton
Willow
DISH

Pattern

Willow

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

0.25 (H), 5.375 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.825

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