saucer with landscape

saucer with landscape , 1750s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Where object was made: China

Material/technique: porcelain; glaze

Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 2 x 11.7 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 0 13/16 x 4 5/8 in

Credit line: Gift of James K. Rowland

Accession number: 2004.0045

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Exhibition Label:
"Circuits of Exchange: The Global Taste for Blue-and-White Ceramics," Mar-2009, Kris Ercums
This small plate was recovered from the wreckage of the Dutch East Indian Company ship “The Geldermalsen” which sank in the South China Sea in 1752. Records indicate that the cargo was packed in Canton and bound for Amsterdam. When the wreck was excavated it yielded a rich assortment of blue-and-white saucers and cups that were designed for the new fashion of tea and coffee drinking in Europe.