Jingdezhen kilns and Guangzhou enameling workshops
English Market Octagonal Plate Dish with the Arms of the Bennett Family
1759-1769
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- Kiln: Jingdezhen kilns
- Decorator: Guangzhou enameling workshops
English Market Octagonal Plate Dish with the Arms of the Bennett Family
1759-1769
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gold decoration, 1 3/8 x 11 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (3.5 x 29.2 x 21.3 cm.); 2 lbs.
Credit Line
Dorothy McIlvain Scott Collection
Object Number
2012.424
The heraldic arms and crest decorating this plate belonged to an 18th century merchant. Adding gold decoration, extensive on this plate, required a third firing. The extra step increased the plate's visual appeal and its price.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2012; Dorothy McIlvain Scott, Baltimore
Collection installation, "Asia. Asia in the West," Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Decorator
Guangzhou enameling workshops
2000–2000
Jiangxi Province
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