Plate, Dinner
Name/Title
Plate, DinnerEntry/Object ID
2004.001.005Tags
Needs new photographyDescription
Octagonal plate "Double Peacock and Peony" pattern, Chinese Export Porcelain in the Famille Rose palette with gilt highlighting. Part of a larger dinner service. 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. Eight Porcelain Octagonal Plates 2004.001.005.a-hCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2004.001.Source or Donor
Anne Bivins, John Bivins Associates, LLCAcquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Purchase,Made/Created
Manufacturer
ChinaDate made
1765 - 1795Place
Location
ChinaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Plate, DinnerNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Plate, FoodNomenclature Primary Object Term
Dish, EatingNomenclature Sub-Class
Eating VesselsNomenclature Class
Food Service T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
TablewareSearch Terms
Ceramics, Chinese ExportDimensions
Height
15/16 inDiameter
8-3/4 inMaterial
PorcelainLocation
Location
Building
NR 303,cab.3,shelf eCategory
PermanentDate
March 31, 2023Location
Building
NR 303/Cabinet 3/Shelf ECategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Condition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
some minor scratches. Some tarnishing on bowls, (prior to polishing) 2004.001.005.a: Crack on rim approx. 1.5: and shows through plate, Crack 2"- starts at a large chip, several chips around rim. 2004.001.005.b: Pitting on underside, some imperfections in glaze, one very visible chip on rim, some smaller chips, gilt on edge is worn, pitting and discoloration in bowl of plate. 2004.001.005.c: Edges are cracked in two areas, gilt is worn, some imperfections and pitting in center bowl of plate. discoloration in one area 1.5" near inner edge of rim, alot of imperfections in glaze on base of plate, some pitting, chips at base. 2004.001.005.d: Large crack on bottom which can be seen through to bowl of plate,some pitting on underside and top,a few chips on rim, gilt is worn on edge. 2004.001.005.e: several chips on base, evidence of cracks on base, some pitting, chips around rim, .188" imperfection in bowl of plate, crack can be seen through large peonie. 2004.001.005.f: Alot of piting on base, some imperfections and bubbles in glaze, crack on rim that goes through to underside, some pitting in central area, gilt on rim is faded, only a few chips on rim. 2004.001.005.g: Alot of pitting in central part of plate as well as the rim, rim has noticeable rough edge and gilt is faded, some imperfections on base and evidence of sand in firing. 2004.001.005.h: Base has pitting, one noticeable imperfection, several dents in glaze, pitting on central section, slight chip on rim, gilt is worn.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Middleton FamilyRelated 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. 197Provenance
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.Exhibitions
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