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Plate
Chinese
1780–90
Object Place: China for American Market
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
1.9 x 15.87 x 15.87 cm (3/4 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession Number1985.761
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionThis is a rounded, octagonal plate, indented at the corners. A central shield cartouche with three dolphins and an inverted V-band is surmounted by an eagle with spread wings. The shield is flanked on either side with floral sprays. Underneath it, within an unfurled banner is a Latin inscription. The bowl of the plate is outlined with a chain-like design. The rim is decorated with motifs of flowers and insects and is outlined with a serpentine dotted line. The edge of the plate is outlined in gold. The arms represented is teh Sargent crest.
ProvenanceDescended in the Sargent family of Boston; may have descended through Henry Sargent to Winthrop Henry Sargent of Boston; to MFA, 1985, gift from Misses Aimee and Rosamond Lamb of Boston. (Accession date: Oct 23, 1985)