Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Plate

Chinese Export porcelain plate with a blue underglaze painted decoration. The central motif is encircled by a very sloppily painted blue spearhead diaper pattern with two lines beneath. The rim has small clusters of fish roe between a shaded floral and leaf motif. Additional decoration on the central motif cannot be determined, but is most likely a pavilion landscape decoration. The base has an unglazed, undercut footring with an obvious manufacturing defect close to the footring. The rim is subtly trimmed and is most likely octagonal in shape. The plate is mended in two large sections consisting of nine mended sherds. Although the sections do not mend, they are most likely from the same vessel.

• Object number

  279.390, 261.16, 279.63, 279.413, 279.72, 279.489, 256.100, 256.98, 256.153

• Date made

  1722 - 1800

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Plate

• Patterns

  Spearhead in Blue

  Botanical

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 2 West Side (624.261)

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Chinese Porcelain

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

• Techniques

  Press Molded