Plate, Dinner

Double Peacock and Peony porcelain: Origformat: digital; Resolution: 200
Double Peacock and Peony porcelain

Origformat: digital; Resolution: 200

Name/Title

Plate, Dinner

Entry/Object ID

2004.001.003

Description

Scalloped plate "Double Peacock and Peony" pattern in the Famille Rose palette Rim with chain border and floral garlands, central vignette of a pair of peacocks, pink peonies, and rocks surrounded by an inner spearhead border in iron red with gilt outline.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2004.001.

Source or Donor

Anne Bivins, John Bivins Associates, LLC

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

Purchase,

Made/Created

Manufacturer

China

Date made

1765 - 1795

Place

Location

China

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Plate, Dinner

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Food

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dish, Eating

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Eating Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tableware

Search Terms

Ceramics, Chinese Export

Dimensions

Height

3/4 in

Diameter

8-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

8.75" at lower point of scallop

Material

Porcelain, Gilding

Color

Red, Pink, Green, Blue

Location

Location

Room

103

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Notes

Seven Porcelain Scalloped Plates 2004.001.003.a-g one in NR 303 c3; 5 plates in sideboard in NR 103

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

some minor scratches. Some tarnishing on bowls, (prior to polishing) 2004.001.003.a: Glaze around rim uneven, chip in rim, uneven glazing and pitting, underside glaze has imperfection and pitting. 2004.001.003.b: Imperfections and pitting on painted glaze, 1.5" crack on rim which goes through plate, rock area on lower rt. faded, gilt around edge is worn, imperfections (bubbling) in glaze on base. 2004.001.003.c: Several areas of imperfections and pitting in glaze on top of plate, one large raised area evident in glaze, two small chips on rim, gilt on rim is faded, underside has some pitting and imperfections. 2004.001.003.d: Two small chips in rim,gilt on edge is worn, some pitting and imperfections in bowl, imperfections in glaze on underside of plate. 2004.001.003.e: Rim is worn, some unevenness in glaze, just a few imperfections in glaze. 2004.001.003.f: Uneven glaze , a few imperfections on glaze, gilt on edge is worn, large chip on underside of rim , pitting and imperfections in glaze on underside. 2004.001.003.g: Large imperfection in center of plate, uneven glaze, edge is worn; Underside of plate has pitting and imperfections.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Middleton Family

Related Publications

Notes

Herbert, Peter and Nancy Schiffer "China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries" Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1980 p. 197

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Captain Daniel Bacon Captain Daniel Bacon of Boston, owner of the clipper ship, "Gamecock"..."A service with the almost identical pattern was owned by Woodbury Langdon of Portsmouth, New Hampshire; pieces from this service survive at the Portsmouth Historical Society and the Governor John Langdon mansion." From the auction catalogue, p. 182.

General Notes

Note

Display Value: Good Notes: Source: Northeast Auctions - Ronald Bourgeault, Auctioneer 93 Pleasant Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Auction: August 21-22, 2004 Lot: 1057 Similar pieces descended in the Middleton, Conner and Robertson families of Charleston, SC as well as in the Spottswood family of VA and Carroll family of Maryland. Set of this china is on display and in the permanent collection of The Charleston Museum. Additional citations: Robert Leath, "All Served Up in India China": Chinese Export Porcelain in the Antebellum South, 1610-1860. American Ceramic Circle Journal, Volume XII, New York, NY: American Ceramic Circle, 2003 pp. 42-43 Status: OK Status By: Jill Beute Koverman Status Date: 2004-10-05 Location Details: Five plates located in sideboard center compartment. SF 11/7/2022

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Create Date

February 12, 2023

Updated By

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Update Date

May 1, 2023