Bowl with Underplate
Decorative Arts and Design
The openwork bowl seen in the Raphaelle Peale painting nearby is similar to the one shown here. Porcelain is the most precious type of ceramic, and its manufacture remained a well-guarded secret in Asia until the early 1700s. By the mid-eighteenth century, porcelain was being made in Europe, but Asian imports were still highly prized there and in America. This bowl is part of a large dinner service commissioned by the Gardiner family, who still own and live on Gardiner’s Island, off the end of Long Island.
MAKER
Unknown
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
late 18th century
DIMENSIONS
(a) Bowl: 4 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 8 in. (10.8 x 27.3 x 20.3 cm)
(b) Underplate: 9 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (23.5 x 26 cm)
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
44.139.7a-b
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Sarah D. Gardiner
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Porcelain bowl (a) with underplate (b). Bowl has open lattice work sides, solid fluted handles; underplate has lattice sides, part of a dinner service. Lattice border with an incised row of miniature posts, alternatively round-topped and pointed; Chinese Export porcelain, Nankeen (Nanking) ware; blue, gold, and white. The center decoration is a landscape.
Condition: Side of bowl has a broken lattice.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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