Dish
1700-1750 (made)
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The special feature on this dish with its attractive turquoise glaze is the openwork round the rim. This suggests that it was a container for fruit rather than meat or vegetables, which might have leaked through the pierced decoration.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with turquoise glaze |
| Brief description | Cer, China, Qing, monochrome, TURQUOISE |
| Physical description | Porcelain with turquoise glaze. |
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| Credit line | Salting bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | The special feature on this dish with its attractive turquoise glaze is the openwork round the rim. This suggests that it was a container for fruit rather than meat or vegetables, which might have leaked through the pierced decoration. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.455-1910 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2005 |
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