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Dinner Plate

A work made of porcelain, enamel, and gilding.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of porcelain, enamel, and gilding.

Date:

1796–1810

Artist:

China
Chinese, made for the American market

About this artwork

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.

Status

On View, Gallery 166

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Chinese export porcelain

Title

Dinner Plate

Place

New York (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1796–1810

Medium

Porcelain, enamel, and gilding

Dimensions

Diam.: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Frederick S. Colburn

Reference Number

1958.258

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