Object Details
Maker
Unknown
Date
ca. 1810
Geography
China
Culture
China, for export
Medium
ceramic; porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 6 3/16 in; x 15.71625 cm
Provenance
This service was purchased and brought to Salem, Massachusetts by Captain William Orne, owner of the Brigantine Essex of Salem which returned from the Orient in 1806. Elinor Gordon, a Villanova, Pennsylvania, dealer to the lender by purchase
Inscriptions
A banderole inscribed E PLURIBUS UNUM
Credit Line
Intended gift of Miss Dorothy McIlvain Scott
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-L1992.0036.1