Plate, Soup

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Plate, Soup

Entry/Object ID

L.2000.001.006

Description

One of three soup bowls/plates. Blue and White Canton Ware, Chinese Export Porcelain

Collection

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Location

China

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Plate, Soup

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, Porcelain

Search Terms

Chinese Export

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

L.2000.1.4-6

Dimensions

Height

1-3/8 in

Diameter

8-15/16 in

Material

Porcelain

Colors

Color

Blue, White

Color Notes

A shallow round bowl, white with underglaze blue decoration in the Canton pattern. Wide blue band outer border with dash and scalloped (rain and cloud) inside border. Chinese landscape scene on inside of bowl; bridge in lower right quadrant with no figure on it = Canton pattern. Rain and cloud border is also typical of Canton.

Location

Location

Room

104

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Overall Condition

Excellent

Notes

1. Minor pitting on surface of glaze 2. Small chip on underside of rim (between 3:00 & 4:00) 3. Normal wear on base Parts Missing: None

Conservation

Treatment

Conservator

Joyce Keegan

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Dr. G. Fraser Wilson

Intake

Loan In

L.2000.001.

Lender

Wilson, Mr. G. Fraser

Date Received

Mar 1, 2000

Date Due for Return

Jul 19, 2010

General Notes

Note Type

Provenance - Dr. G. Fraser Wilson passed away in 2008. His sons Preston and Fraser Wilson placed this item on permanent loan as of 6.15.2025.

Note

Status: Loan

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 11, 2002

Updated By

vperry@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

July 3, 2025