Approximately half of a Chinese-export provincial porcelain saucer dish from the Late Seventeenth or Early Eighteenth Century. The dish has a light blue with hints of a greenish tint underglaze painted chrysanthemums and vines. The motif is surrounded by a thin double concentric circle and there is an underglaze line painted around the interior rim. The dish has a tall, unglazed footring. The porcelain body has many sandy inclusions and a manufacturing defect on the bottom of base by the footring. The dish measures to 8 inches in diameter and 1.25 inches in height. Consists of eight mended sherds.
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Object number
279.245, 279.408, 279.407, 279.404, 279.284, 279.287, 293.32, 261.85
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Date made
1630 - 1720
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Dimensions
Height 1.25 inches
Rim Diameter 8 inches
Foot Diameter 4.3 inches
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Decoration
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Color
Blue
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Animals/objects
Dish
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Patterns
Floral
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Category
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Class
Ceramic
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Functions
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Material
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Context
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Forms
Base/Body/Rim
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Ware types
Chinese Porcelain
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Techniques
Press Molded