Dish

Datelate 18th-early 19th century

MediumDrape-molded Chinese export porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 1 1/2 x 11 x 8 3/4in. (3.8 x 27.9 x 22.2cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour

Object number1945.1.1436

DescriptionOval, Chinese export porcelain dish with hand-painted underglaze cobalt blue in the Fitzhugh pattern. The Fitzhugh pattern consists of four groups of flowers spaced evenly around a circular central medallion. The central medallion is a circular floral arrangement surrounded by a blue border consisting of a band of blue with darker lines creating a diamond pattern inside. At four points, this border is interrupted by an area with a small white animal (possibly a dog). The central panel is surrounded by a "Nanking" border, consisting of a series of lines alternating between a line with a dot at either end and a line with an arrowhead at one end. The entire Fitzhugh pattern is surrounded by a field of white on the sides of the dish. There are two additional borders at the rim, beginning with the "Nanking" border. This is surrounded by a band of blue with darker lines creating a diamond, or lattice, pattern inside.

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