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Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Rockefeller Service Square Dish
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Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Culture

Chinese export

Title

Rockefeller Service Square Dish

Year

ca. 1790

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

3.9 x 19 x 19 cm (1 9/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift and Bequest from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller

Object Number

2017.74.38.12

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

Originally part of a large set of dinnerware ordered by a prominent family in Glasgow, Scotland, this selection of Chinese porcelain made for the export market came to be known as the Rockefeller Service, as the pattern was owned across generations and branches of the Rockefeller family. The colorful and elaborate scenes of Chinese nobility in lakeside gardens, encircled by gilded borders and punctuated with sepia-toned landscapes, suggest that this finely crafted service was made in the imperial factory in Jingdezhen, China.

–Elizabeth A. Williams, David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design

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Unknown Maker, Chinese export
Rockefeller Service Square Dish, ca. 1790
Porcelain with enamels and gilding
3.9 x 19 x 19 cm (1 9/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches)
Gift and Bequest from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller 2017.74.38.12

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