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Field name | Value |
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Title | Export Chinese Porcelain: Blue and White Dish Discovered in the Nanking Cargo Shipwreck |
Library | Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery |
Date | ca. 1750 |
Description | Underglaze blue and white hard paste dish, found contained in the shipwreck of the Dutch ship, the Geldermalsen. |
Document Type | Object |
Primary Commodity | Porcelain |
Theme | Production; Social Practice; Art and Literature |
Keywords | fancy goods, ceramic, fashion, craft, artisan, glaze, enamel |
Region | East Asia |
Places | China |
Additional Information | This plate was onboard the Geldermalsen, a Dutch East India Trading ship that struck a reef and sank in the Lingga Archipelago, Indonesia in 1752. The ship was carrying around 150,000 porcelain plates, 687,000 pounds of tea and 147 gold ingots from Canton. |
Copyright | © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) |