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Dinner plate

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1740-1760

GUSN

GUSN-7102

Description

Border: robin's egg blue with black trelliswork; central decoration: three polychrome enamel sprays of flowers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dinner plates
enamel paint
painting (coating)
porcelain
Chinese export
Porcelain
Enamel
Painted
Chinese Export
PLATE, DINNER

Inscription

On tape: ""Shady Hill""

Associated Building

Used At Shady Hill,

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

China

Dimensions

9 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Susan Norton

Accession Number

1990.265.2

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