Unknown Chinese
Plate

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Maker Unknown Chinese

CultureChinese

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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

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

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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