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Large Plate
Chinese export for Dutch market
dated 1756
Object Place: East Asia, China for export
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain, colored enamels and gilding
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 4.2 x 35.4 cm (1 5/8 in x 13 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the sons of the late Henry Forbes Bigelow (Henry Forbes Bigelow Jr., Major Edward L. Bigelow, Chandler Bigelow, Nelson Bigelow, and Thayer Bigelow); to be known as the Henry Forbes Bigelow Collection
Accession Number43.116
OUT ON LOAN
On display at High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, April 19, 2024 – July 14, 2024
On display at High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, April 19, 2024 – July 14, 2024
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionPlate with a representation of the ship Vryburg under sail in the center, flying a Dutch flag and pennants. Well has gilded border. Pink enamel outer border design, with a cartouche at the top inscribed in Dutch with the name of the ship's captain, Jacob Rijzik, and the year 1756, when the ship was in Canton.
ProvenanceBy 1928, Henry Forbes Bigelow; 1943, gift of the sons of the late Henry Forbes Bigelow (Henry Forbes Bigelow Jr., Major Edward L. Bigelow, Chandler Bigelow, Nelson Bigelow, and Thayer Bigelow) to the MFA.