Plate

CultureChinese
Titles
  • Plate
Datec. 1765–1785
Made inChina , Asia
MediumHard-paste porcelain
Dimensions7/8 × 8 15/16 in. diameter (2.2 × 22.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Northrop R. Fletcher in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poulson Fletcher
Object numberB.81.5
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Newport Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThroughout the colonial period, Chinese manufacturers made porcelain specifically for the Western market. This plate probably descended in the family of Major John Poulson of Virginia, who served in the Continental Army in the American Revolution.
ProvenanceMajor James Poulson, Onancock, Virginia; descended to James Poulson (1768–1840); descended to Robert Jacob Poulson (1806–1862); descended to Catherine Wharton Custis Poulson (Mrs. Corbin Drummond Fletcher, 1834–1864); descended to Robert Poulson Fletcher (1859–1933); descended to Northrop Rogers Fletcher (1902–1982), Onancock, Virginia; given to MFAH, 1981.

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