Dessert Basket and Tray
ca. 1800-1805 (made)
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This dessert basket, made at the kilns of Jingdezhen and decorated in Canton, was part of a dinner service from Fort St. George in Madras, India. From the end of the 18th century the commissions for Chinese export wares declined rapidly, due to the rise of competitive European factories, such as Wedgwood in England, and the unfavourable taxation system for imported ceramics. This commission was one of the last made by the English East India Company in China for its India Presidencies.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain decorated with overglaze enamels and gilding |
| Brief description | Porcelain dessert basket and tray, decorated in Canton with enamels and gilding, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1800-1805 |
| Physical description | Porcelain dessert basket and tray, of oval shape and perforated, painted in overglaze enamels and gilding; the edges are decorated with a narrow band of stylised motifs and the basket's handles are plume-shaped. Both have the arms of the Honourable East India Company in the middle with its motto 'Auspicio Regis et Senatus Angliae' contained in a scroll. |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1898. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | This dessert basket, made at the kilns of Jingdezhen and decorated in Canton, was part of a dinner service from Fort St. George in Madras, India. From the end of the 18th century the commissions for Chinese export wares declined rapidly, due to the rise of competitive European factories, such as Wedgwood in England, and the unfavourable taxation system for imported ceramics. This commission was one of the last made by the English East India Company in China for its India Presidencies. |
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| Accession number | 335C&D-1898 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2008 |
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