Dinner Plate

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Maker Unknown Chinese

CultureChinese

Titles

Dinner Plate

Datec. 1795

Made inChina

MediumHard-paste porcelain

Dimensions1 × 9 5/8 in. diameter (2.5 × 24.4 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mrs. William S. Kilroy

Object numberB.2013.8

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Ceramics Study Room

Exposé

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThis Chinese export porcelain plate has strong associations with Thomas Jefferson, who probably used tableware in this pattern at the President’s house, though he did not own it personally, nor have researchers found evidence that it was used at Monticello. Jefferson descendants sought to acquire the porcelain after he left the presidency, and officials sold government-owned property associated with Jefferson’s administration, strengthening the connection.
Provenance Research Ongoing Published References Christie's, Important American Silver, Furniture, Folk Art, Prints, English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, New York, 2013, p. 294-7. Contains a description of the plates and other items from the Jefferson service and references to their reputed provenance. Abby G. Baker, "The White House Collection of Presidential Ware," The Century, 1908, p. 830. Contains a drawing of several pieces of the service and is referred to as "the Jefferson China." Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inside crest, center: J
Verso: White label, top edge: TB 798 / RL 28 / MSS 05 / CHRISTIE'S

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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