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.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 166
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artist
- Chinese export porcelain
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Title
- Dinner Plate
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Place
- China (Object made in:)
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Date
- c. 1796–1810
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Medium
- Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding
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Inscriptions
- Monogramed recto, top-middle, on rim, in gilt: "DWMC".
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Dimensions
- Diam.: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Bequest of Frederick S. Colburn
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Reference Number
- 1958.258
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/7896/manifest.json
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