Dinner Plate
Chinese export porcelain
1796–1810
- Medium
- Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
enamelporcelain19th centuryjiajingglazeimmortalsarchitectureEast Asianhard-paste porcelainHousediningchinese export porcelainchinese exportceramicsmoldingdish (vessel)landscapeDrinkingChinese (culture or style)potteryqianlongenamelingdecorative artsglazingplate (general, dish)Export porcelainasianart of the americas18th CenturyAmerican marketgildingMonograms
About
This plate was part of a large service made for the 1796 wedding of New York politician DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828) and his bride, Maria Franklin (1775–1818). The decorative Chinese landscape is encircled by a spearhead border and depictions of the eight Chinese Immortals of the Taoist religion, a purely Chinese decoration. Only the entwined gold initials DWMC indicate that this plate was made for a foreign market.
