Platter
Name/Title
PlatterEntry/Object ID
2004.001.008Description
Scalloped 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. Porcelain Scalloped Serving Platter/trayCollection
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 Secondary Object Term
PlatterNomenclature Primary Object Term
Dish, ServingNomenclature Sub-Class
Serving VesselsNomenclature Class
Food Service T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
TablewareSearch Terms
Ceramics, Chinese ExportDimensions
Width
7-1/8 inDepth
1 inLength
10-13/16 inDimension Notes
Oval base:W:6" x L:9.063"Material
PorcelainLocation
Location
Building
NR 303/cab3/shelf eCategory
PermanentDate
March 31, 2023Location
Building
NR 303/cab3/shelf eCategory
PermanentDate
March 31, 2023Location
Room
103Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Condition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
some minor scratches. Some tarnishing on bowls, (prior to polishing) Some pitting, loss of gilt on edge, evidence of sand around edge of base, slight loss of glaze over base, imperfections on underside of rim, imperfection in bowl of tray and some pitting.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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