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Small platter from the DeWitt Clinton service
Chinese for export
about 1796-1810
Medium/Technique
Porcelain with overglaze enamels and gilding
Dimensions
Height x width: 2.5 × 25.4 × 19.4 cm (1 × 10 × 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. William A. Viall III in memory of Gretchen E. Viall
Accession Number2016.572
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionA small, oval serving platter from the DeWitt Clinton service. Eight Chinese immortals standing on stylized clouds ornament the border. In the center is a Chinese landscape. The gold monogram, DWMC, at the top center are the conjoined initials of DeWitt and Maria (Franklin) Clinton of Albany, New York, who were married in 1796.
InscriptionsPaper label adhered to underside: "24 Jan 97 / Sale 8580 / Christie's / Lot 218"
ProvenanceJanuary 24, 1997, anonymous sale (auction 8580), Christie’s, New York, lot 218, unsold. Gretchen E. Viall (d. 2016), Providence, RI; 2016, by inheritance to her son, William A. Viall III, Providence; 2016, gift of William A. Viall to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)