Tray
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Captain Ebenezer Hooker Mix
American, 1776 - 1839
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Sarah Johnston
American, 1781 - 1839
MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1805-1815
MediumDrape-molded Chinese export porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilding
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 2 x 15 7/8 x 12 1/2in. (5.1 x 40.3 x 31.8cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionOval Chinese export porcelain tray, part of a dinner service of which eighteen pieces survive: a soup tureen and tray, two platters, one bowl, ten plates, and four soup plates. The entire set has a gilt and red enamel border of undulating lines creating interlacing ovals at the rim. A neoclassical pseudoarmorial device found on each piece in the set consists of a red enamel and gilt shield and mantel, with the initials "SM" in the center. A few of the pseudoarmorial devices show the remnants of a pale pink enamel used for the background of the shield and mantel. The tray has retained most of the gilding applied to the border and pseudoarmorial device.
Object number1956.3.27
Inscribed"SM" in script in pseudoarmorial shield.On View
Not on view
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