Plates

Date1800-1810

MediumWheel-thrown Chinese export porcelain with overglaze gilding and orange enamel

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter of each plate): 6 3/8in. (16.2cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour

Object number1945.1.1396.51-.73

DescriptionGroup of twenty-three small, round, Chinese export porcelain plates with overglaze hand-painted orange enamel decoration in the Fitzhugh pattern. The Fitzhugh pattern consists of four groups of flowers and emblems, or geometric shapes, evenly spaced around a central circular medallion. This central medallion is a circular floral arrangement surrounded by a border consisting of a band of orange with darker lines creating a latticework, or diaper, pattern inside. At four points, this border is interrupted by an area of white enamel with a small orange animal (possibly a dog). This is surrounded by a "Nanking" border, consisting of a series of lines that alternate between having an orange dot at either end or having an arrow pointing toward the central panel. The Fitzhugh pattern appears in the center of each plate and is surrounded by an elaborate border composed of geometric shapes, insects, and flowers on a field of orange enamel. There is a line of gilding at the outer edge of the rim. Imperfections in the porcelain appear as black dots or lines on the surface of each plate.

Plates .51 through .58 are in good condition, having only minor wear to the enamel and gilding. Plates .59 to .61 each have one small chip in the rim, and minor wear to the gilding. Plates .62 to .66 are in good condition, having only minor wear to the enamel and gilding. Plate .67 has significant wear to the enamel, and minor wear to the gilding. Plates .67 to .73 are in good condition, with only minor wear to the enamel and gilding.

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