Plate

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Plate

Entry/Object ID

VC.2003.24

Description

Round plate; concave lip; white body with polychrome handpainted decoration; narrow gilded band at edge; wide scenic band around lip with pairs of spotted deer, birds and butterflies amid trees and rocks; center motif of large pink peonies, large birds, single small human figure in blue robe holding peony and fan, flowers, berries, buds, butterflies, and a beetle.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1770 - 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

VC.2003.23

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

9-7/8 in

Depth

9-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (3.2 x 25.1 x 25.1 cm)

Material

Porcelain

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Wear to gilding at edges and some wear to small areas of polychrome paint especially in eye of bird and blue flowers beneath bird; small black mark [in glaze?] on underside of lip

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Cataloged 2013, acquired earlier as part of 2003 gift [Jessa J. Krick, 3/19/2013].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 07A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial