Plate, ca. 1785, Made in China, Chinese, for American market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diam. 9 1/2 in. ( cm), Ceramics, This

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Plate, ca. 1785, Made in China, Chinese, for American market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diam. 9 1/2 in. ( cm), Ceramics, This Chinese porcelain plate is one of a large group of porcelains owned by George Washington (1732–1799) and Henry Lee (1756–1818). Its underglaze-blue Fitzhugh border—an elaborate pattern of the late eighteenth century incorporating flowers, pomegranates, often butterflies, and other Chinese motifs

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Size: 5488px × 4391px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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