Dinner Plate
Chinese export porcelain
1796–1810
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding
Dimensions
Diam.: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Classification
plate (general, dish)
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
7896
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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.