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Culture:Chinese
Title:spoon tray
Date Made:ca. 1780
Type:Food Service
Materials:ceramic: hard paste porcelain, overglaze polychrome enamels, gilding
Place Made:China
Measurements:overall: 3/4 in x 5 1/8 in x 5 1/8 in; 1.905 cm x 13.0175 cm x 13.0175 cm
Accession Number:  HD 61.075
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Chinese export porcelain six-sided tray with a raised edge tray, decorated in the Famille rose palette with scattered floral sprays in the well, and a red and gilt rim. 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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