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): 7 3/8 x 5 1/4in. (18.7 x 13.3cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

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

Object number1961.51.3

DescriptionSmall, rectangular, Chinese export porcelain platter with canted corners and a hand-painted underglaze cobalt blue decoration of a Chinese landscape. The central Chinese 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 three borders. The first is a series of blue lines creating a diamond, or lattice, pattern. This is surrounded by a border of geometric shapes intersperced with floral shapes, butterflies and diaper work patterns; this type of border is known as a "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 rim. A green substance, perhaps paint, is adhered to small areas of the front and back of the rim near the chip.

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