On view
South Asian Art
American Eagle plate,
ca. 1790
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1965-281
More Context
Special Exhibition
<p>This American eagle plate comes from Morven, the Princeton estate of Richard Stockton, Class of 1748 and signer of the Declaration of Independence. A large amount of porcelain was being shipped from China by the late eighteenth century, expensive dinner sets with armorial crests and custom designs also were commissioned by wealthy families and institutions. While the porcelain bodies would have been manufactured in China, the painted designs could have been made in China or by Western craftsmen after import.</p>
Information
Title
American Eagle plate
Dates
ca. 1790
Medium
Porcelain with overglaze enamels
Dimensions
h. 2.4 cm., diam. 24.7 cm. (15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Clement K. Corbin, Class of 1902
Object Number
y1965-281
Place Made
China
Period
Techniques
Morven, the Princeton estate of Richard Stockton, Class of 1748 (1730–1781) and signer of the Declaration of Independence; Clement K. Corbin, Class of 1902 until 1965; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1965.
