Underplate

Unknown

ca. 1786 · Porcelain · The American Wing

In 1786 the Salem, Massachusetts, merchant Elias Hasket Derby financed the voyage of the Grand Turk, one of the first to follow that of the Empress of China. He ordered a 272-piece dinner service for himself, possibly including this tureen, which bears his crest.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1786

Medium

Porcelain

Culture

Chinese, for American market

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Anna Glen B. Vietor Gift, in memory of her husband, Alexander Orr Vietor, 1992