Plate, China for export, 1750-80

Ceramic

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Plate, China for export, 1750-80

Entry/Object ID

2017.7

Description

Soft paste porcelain, china for export, 1750-1780 Large plate with slightly raised border and shallow center; border painted with six varying floral scenes and center of plate with scene depicting two birds, one standing and one perched on a branch, in a landscape; bottom of plate unglazed. Inscriptions: modern paper label glued to underside of bottom with handwritten note: "Wendell House Portsmouth NH"

Acquisition

Accession

2017.7

Source or Donor

Brodrick, Hollis

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Hollis Brodrick

Provenance

Notes

Acquired from Carl R. Crossman by the donor.