Platter

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (American, 1740 - 1809)

MakerMade by Unknown

Date1780-1810

MediumDrape-molded Chinese export porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (width x depth): 11 1/4 x 8 1/8in. (28.6 x 20.6cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Lloyd E. Russell and Charles Burnham Warner

Object number1961.51.4

DescriptionRectangular, Chinese export porcelain platter with canted corners and hand-painted underglaze cobalt blue decoration showing a Chinese landscape. The landscape consists of a willow tree with a Chinese structure and fenced-in yard to the right. The tree overlooks a small figure fishing in a river, where a Chinese junk floats. There are houses and hills in the distance. The central landscape is surrounded by four borders. The first is a series of blue lines creating a diamond, or lattice, pattern, surrounded by a narrow field of white. This is surrounded by a border of geometric shapes intersperced with floral shapes, butterflies and diaper work patterns; this is known as the "Fitzhugh" border. The "Fitzhugh" border is surrounded at the rim by a line of circles, each with a white center and blue dot inside. There is a large chip at the upper right edge.

Status

Not on view