A cream colored plate with red and gold floral, structural, and abstract decorations.
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Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Batavia Ware Saucer

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Culture

Chinese export

Title

Batavia Ware Saucer

Period

Qianlong

Year

ca. 1720

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

porcelain, overglaze

Geography

Place Made: China

Dimensions

2.2 cm (7/8 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

none

Label: Gummed, printed paper label on underside:344

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Mr. Charles L. Pendleton

Object Number

04.1613

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Some locations are synonymous with commodities traded there. Mocha—the name of a coffee bean and a coffee beverage—is a port city that for centuries led coffee trade in Yemen, the first export destination for coffee from its origin in Ethiopia. Batavia ware is porcelain with a deep coffee-colored iron glaze, made in China for Western export. These wares were named for Batavia (now Jakarta), a city on the island of Java, which was the Dutch East India Company trading center for coffee.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese export
Batavia Ware Saucer, ca. 1720
Porcelain with enamels, glaze, and gilding
2.2 cm (7/8 inches) (height)
Bequest of Mr. Charles L. Pendleton 04.1613

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