Dinner Plate (1796–1810): Artwork and History

Dinner Plate (1796–1810) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Artist unknown (Chinese, made for the American market) China.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

This plate was part of a large service made for the 1796 wedding of New York politician DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828) and his bride, Maria Franklin (1775–1818). The decorative Chinese landscape is encircled by a spearhead border and depictions of the eight Chinese Immortals of the Taoist religion, a purely Chinese decoration. Only the entwined gold initials DWMC indicate that this plate was made for a foreign market.

Object facts

• Title: Dinner Plate
• Date: 1796–1810
• Artist attribution: Artist unknown (Chinese, made for the American market) China
• Place of origin: China
• Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding
• Dimensions: Diam.: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)
• Type: Ceramics
• Department: Arts of the Americas
• Reference number: 1958.258

Collection credit

Bequest of Frederick S. Colburn

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