General: underglaze blue and white Canton pattern showing scene of pagodas, trees and bridge. Canton border of cross-hatched and scalloped bands. Soup plate: cut-in foot ring. Wide flat rim; shallow well. Broadly executed deep cobalt decoration.
soup plates
porcelain
glazing (coating)
tin (metal)
bridges (built works)
Chinese export
cross-hatching
scalloping
trees
willow (wood)
Porcelain
Willow
Chinese Export
Tin Glazed
Pagoda
Tree
Bridge
Cross Hatch
Scalloped
PLATE, SOUP
Willow
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
China
9.125 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.642.23
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