Name/Title
Sacred Bird and ButterflyEntry/Object ID
58.14.29Description
Platter
China
1805/1825
Porcelain with paint and gilt decoration
Chinese Export Porcelain in Sacred Bird & Butterfly Pattern, C.1815, Oblong Vegetable Platter, one of
31 Pieces Chinese Export Porcelain in Sacred Butterfly Pattern with Underglaze Orange and Overglaze Gilt Decoration in a Lush Pattern of Birds, Butterflies, and Flowers. Gilt Rims. Unglazed Base. Original Loan of 54 Pieces, But 23 Pieces Subsequently Returned.Collection
LoanLexicon
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 MaterialsOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Old Number: 58.14.1-54Intake
Loan In
L.1958.014.Lender
Mrs. Henry C. Cheves IIIDate Received
Nov 10, 1956Date Due for Return
Nov 10, 2008Date Returned
Mar 14, 2019General Notes
Note
Notes: Originally lent by Mrs. Margaret (Phillip) Hammond, whose father purchased the items while stationed in China in the late 1880s. Mrs. Hammond's daughter - Chillton (?) Mrs. Henry Cheves III - became owner of the porcelain in 1973. Mr. Cheves died after 1978 and Mrs. Cheves remarried Robert E. Johnson, to whom she is still married in 2003.
Status: OKCreated By
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January 20, 1998Updated By
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March 20, 2019