Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Serving dish
Object name
Serving dish
Date
ca. 1790
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 44.4 x 36.8 cm )
Description
Oval platter with molded edge decorated with blue enamel and gilding; border decoration consists of wide blue enamel band with gold stars bounded below by blue dots and faded gilded spearhead band below; central decoration consists of blue enamel gilded floral swags and a shield with blue border and gold stars, ribbons, and leafy swag; initials inscribed in shield.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Object Number
1984.41
Marks
painted: in shield: "J M W"
Gallery Label
This piece, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was commissioned by James M. Watson (1750-1806), a New York City businessman.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.