Plate

ca. 1625-50

This Chinese plate probably took its shape from a wide-rimmed Dutch wooden dinner plate. As early as 1635, wooden models of plates, large dishes, and beakers were sent from Holland to Jingdezhen as special orders for porcelain that suited European lifestyles.

Hard paste porcelain

2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), height

14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm), diameter

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ford Q. Elvidge, Seattle

75.51

Photo: Paul Macapia

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)

Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, "Russian America: The Forgotten Frontier", (7/17-10/21/90); Anchorage Museum of History and Art (11/18/90 - 2/10/91); Alaska State Museum, Juneau (5/10-11/17/91); Oakland Museum (6-9/92)

Published ReferencesFinlay, Robert. "The Pilgrim Art: Cultures of Porcelain in World History". Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 2010, illustrated pl. 24

Emerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates. "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe". Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 2000, p. 253

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