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Maker(s):unknown
Culture:Chinese
Title:spoon tray
Type:Food Service
Materials:ceramic: hard paste porcelain, overglaze polychrome enamels
Place Made:China
Measurements:overall: 4 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.; 12.3825 x 15.875 cm
Accession Number:  HD 56.236
Credit Line:Museum purchase
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Chinese export porcelain spoon tray in the Famille rose palette in rose, pink, and green with floral sprays and vines and the initials "EP" in center well. Spoon trays were commonly used until about 1790, even though saucers were provided. The lobed-hexagonal shape of the spoon tray, also popular for tea stands, was indigenous to China.

Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); polychrome; Porcelain

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