Plate, Soup

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Plate, Soup

Entry/Object ID

L.2000.001.004

Description

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

Context

Note: This bowl is in the Nanking pattern; the other two are Canton

Collection

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Location

China

Lexicon

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

1-1/2 in

Diameter

8-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Width of base: 4.563

Material

Porcelain

Colors

Color Notes

white with underglaze blue decoration in the Nanking pattern

Location

Location

Room

104

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

1. Brown discoloration along rim 2. Several small bubbles in the glaze, revealing the base material 3. Small red "v" on underside of bowl Parts Missing: None

Conservation

Treatment

Conservator

Joyce Keegan

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Dr. G. Fraser Wilson

Exhibitions

Notes

Exhibit Start: 2005-03-15
1
4

General Notes

Note Type

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

Note

Status: Loan

Note Type

In-House Note

Note

Shallow bowl has dark blue design, not as precise as that on the egg cups. The diaper-patterned border is referred to as "degenerated" in Schiffer's Chinese Export Porcelain, p. 32. Complex center design, including a figure crossing the bridge, typical of Nanking.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 11, 2002

Updated By

vperry@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

July 3, 2025