Platter
ca. 1788
Place madeChina
Porcelain, overglaze enamels, gilding
Overall: 1 1/2 × 16 5/8 × 13 3/8 in. (3.8 × 42.2 × 34 cm)
Gift of Miss Frances Jay, Mrs. Alexander Duer Harvey, Mrs. Lloyd Kirkham Garrison, and Mrs. Lawrence W. Fox in memory of Mrs. Pierre Jay (née Louisa Shaw Barlow) by her children
1972.11d
This tea set was made for Samuel Shaw, first American consul at Canton.
DescriptionOctagonal platter from porcelain tea set decorated with the insignia of the Society of the Cincinnati and monogram of Samuel Shaw.Markingspainted: in orange beneath Society of the Cincinnati insignia: "SS"
inscribed: in oval at center of insignia: "OMNIA RELINQUIT SERVARE REMPUBLICAM"
ClassificationsCERAMICS
