Scalloped Plate
Dateca. 1756
Maker
English, Chelsea
Label TextThis style of decoration is commonly referred to as brocaded Imari because some of the radiating panels resemble brocaded textiles. It is probably the pattern listed in the Chelsea sales records in 1756 as "a rare [or fine] old japan pattern blue and gold."
Object number69.167
ProvenanceCollection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until December 1969; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1969
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 181
18th Century English Porcelain. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Ceramic Society, 1956, pl. 27, #97
Berman, Ann. Traditional Home, p. 80
Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions1 in. (2.5 cm), height
9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm), diameter
MediumSoft paste porcelain
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