Platter
Unknown Artist
ca. 1745
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 12 5/8 × 15 3/8 in. (32.1 × 39.1 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
Culture
Chinese, for British 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
51.86.435
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant platter, crafted around 1745, exemplifies the pinnacle of Chinese export porcelain tailored for the British market. an impressive 12⅝ × 15⅜ inches, the hard-paste porcelain piece features intricate decorations of birds, buildings, and a prominent coat of arms—hallmarks of armorial china designed to appeal to European nobility and affluent collectors. Produced in Jingdezhen, China's renowned porcelain capital, such platters were customized with family crests, blending Eastern artistry with Western heraldry. Hard-paste porcelain, fired at extremely high temperatures, yields a durab...