Unknown Chinese
Dinner Plate (one of a pair)

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Maker Unknown Chinese

CultureChinese

Titles

Dinner Plate (one of a pair)

Datec. 1842

Made inChina , Asia

MediumHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding

Dimensions1 × 9 7/8 in. diameter (2.5 × 25.1 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Jas A. Gundry

Object numberB.98.3.2

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Kilroy Center

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThe front of this plate features a view of birds in a landscape full of blooming plants. On the reverse, it bears the date of 1842, when China and Great Britain were engaged in the First Opium War (1839–42), and the initials "SB" likely for the original owner. In the wake of the war, both Great Britain and the United States received major trade concessions in treaties with China, opening new ports to trade.
ProvenanceJas A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 1998.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped in gilt on underside within a circle: SB/1842

[no marks]

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