Plate
Date1790-1800
OriginAsia, China, Jingdezhen
MediumHard-paste porcelain
DimensionsDiam. 9 3/4"
Credit LineGift of June S. Hennage
Object number2016-14,1
DescriptionChinese export porcelain plate decorated with a coat of arms indicating it was made for John Morgan of Hartford, Connecticut. Painted in blue, green, sepia, and black enamels and gold with the crest and arms of Morgan. Inscribed “Morgan” along the lower right side of the shield with palm fronts, the cavetto surrounded by a blue dotted floret band, the rim with a border of blue scallops, gilt dots, and gilt husks on a blue ground.
1790-1800
ca. 1785
ca. 1795
1790-1810
1790 - 1791