Underglaze Painted "Canton" Chinese Porcelain Plate

(1785 - 1853)

One mended Chinese porcelain plate with a Canton style pavilion landscape pattern painted under the glaze in blue. The rim has a "rain cloud" border, and the interior face of the vessel is decorated with pagodas, a boat, mountains and a bridge, which are typical decorations for a Canton "pavilion landscape." This vessel is one of two identical plates from the same Van Cortandt site. The vessel is from the fourth period of Canton-style manufacturing, produced between 1785 and 1853. Imported from China, these dishes were very popular and abundant in New York at the time.

  • Date made

    1785 - 1853

  • Dimensions

    Height 1.18 inches

    Diameter 8.6 inches

  • Decoration

    Painted, Underglaze

  • Animals/objects

    Plate

  • Patterns

    Canton

    Pavilion Landscape

  • Category

    Household

  • Class

    Ceramic

  • Material

    Porcelain

  • Forms

    Base/Body/Rim

    Footring

  • Ware types

    Porcelain, Hard Paste

    Chinese

Van Cortlandt House

Bronx, Van Cordlandt House, 525 S Riverside Ave

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