Platter (part of a service)
Unknown Artist
early 19th century
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/4 × 16 1/8 in. (33.7 × 41 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
Culture
Chinese, for American market
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Gift of Winfield Foundation, 1951
Accession Number
51.86.335
Tags
About this artwork
This platter (part of a service) from Chinese, for American market, dating from early 19th century, The work, executed in hard-paste porcelain, measures overall: 13 1/4 × 16 1/8 in. and dates from a period of significant artistic development. Such decorative objects demonstrate both technical mastery and aesthetic sensibility, serving functional purposes while embodying cultural values and artistic achievement. This work provides valuable insights into the broader cultural and material contexts ...