Serving dish
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 11 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 28.9 x 21.6 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:
1984.54
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
34726
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Serving dish
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 14 x 11 1/8 in. ( 5.4 x 35.6 x 28.3 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:
1984.52
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
34725
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Porcelain plate with deep cavetto; the border pattern is composed of a gilded band at the rim, bounded in turn by a blue enamel band, which is in turn bounded within by a rust band with gold dots, again bounded by a gold line with painted waves; at the tip of each wave is a blue diamond; between the diamonds are blue dots; the secondary border is composed of interlaced bands of blue and gilded rust husks and a plain gold vine; at the center is a gilded blue enamel floral spray.
Object Number:
INV.13101
Gallery Label:
This dish is part of a larger set.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
34708
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Serving dish
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 13 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 34 x 27.3 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:
1984.51
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
34699
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 26.7 x 21.3 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:
1984.46
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
34698
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 14 1/2 x 12 in. ( 3.2 x 36.8 x 30.5 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:
1984.43
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
34697
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. ( 5.7 x 14.9 cm )
Description:
Porcelain bowl with molded feather edge on exterior of rim and flat bottom; decoration consists of a wide band of blue enamel with gold stars bounded below by a band of blue dots; blue enamel gilded floral swags below band; shield with blue enamel and gold star border, ribbons, and leafy swags, inscribed with initials at center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Object Number:
1984.33
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
34696
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 4.8 x 13 cm )
Description:
Porcelain bowl with molded feather edge on exterior of rim and flat bottom; decoration consists of a wide band of blue enamel with gold stars bounded below by a band of blue dots; blue enamel gilded floral swags below band; shield with blue enamel and gold star border, ribbons, and leafy swags, inscribed with initials at center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Object Number:
1984.34
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
34694
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teacup
Classification:
Date:
1840-1853
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 6.7 x 10.8 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Part of a porcelain tea and coffee set; teacup with bulbous form; panels in low relief; scattered floral design with gilding on rims and handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.331ff
Gallery Label:
Purchased for donor's grandmother from the New York Crystal Palace Exhibiton (World's Fair 1853-1854).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
34695
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup with cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.6 x 8.3 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cup with interlacing reeded strap handles and cover with berry knop; border decoration of wide blue enamel band with gold stars bonded by blue dots and a band of gold spearheads; other decoration consists of blue enamel gilded floral swags and a shield with a blue enamel gold starred border, with ribbons and a leafy swag, initials on shield.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Object Number:
1984.32ab
Marks:
painted: in blue and gold in shield: "J M W"
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
34692
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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