Dinner Plate
1796–1810
China, Qianlong or Jiaqing reign Chinese, made for the American market
China
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.
Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding