Dish, China for export, 1755-75

Ceramic

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Dish, China for export, 1755-75

Entry/Object ID

2014.050

Description

This rare, large, eighteenth-century Chinese export dish is decorated with two so-called "woolly sheep" beneath a large spray of flowers. Dishes of this service are thought to have been owned by the family of Gov. John Wentworth (1737-1820) of New Hampshire. Other examples are in the collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society, Historic New England, and Strawbery Banke Museum, as well as in private collections.

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2014.050

Source or Donor

Brodrick, Hollis

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum purchase with funds provided by The Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A.. Roach and Jill Roach Directors

Made/Created

Date made

1755 - 1775

Place

Country

China

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Height

1-1/2 in

Diameter

13-3/4 in

Material

Hard-paste porcelain