Dinner Plate (one of a pair)

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
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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