Description:
Chinese export porcelain small plate decorated in the Famille rose palette, one of a 23-piece child's or miniature teaset, with a teapot, cream pot, sugar bowl with cover, 6 teacups, 6 saucers, 6 small plates, and 2 larger plates. In the 1790s, "sets of china," "china cups and saucers," and "china tea sets" began to appear in Connecticut Valley estate inventories. Prior to this time, the few porcelain tea drinking forms owned in this region were rarely owned in sets with matching decoration. The 1803 account book of Amos Porter (1763-1815) of Vermont, which is owned by Connecticut Historical Society, lists Porter's his transactions in Canton, China, and includes "Bot of Synchong / 3 Setts of China ware for Luke Wadsworth / 2 Setts China ware for Children." This style of neo-classical floral decoration was more common in the Valley than the more expensive, elaborately painted wares personalized with the owner's mongrams. The set is decorated with pink, orange, blue, and green floral sprays, and grey scroll bands and slanted lines of vertical blue dots around the rim edges.
Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); polychrome; Porcelain Link to share this object record:
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