Underplate ca. 1786 Chinese, for American market In 1786 the Salem, Massachusetts, merchant Elias Hasket Derby financed the voyage of the Grand Turk, one of the first to follow that of the Empress of China. He ordered a 272-piece dinner service for himself, possibly including this tureen, which bears his Underplate. Chinese, for American market. ca. 1786. Porcelain. Made in China

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