Plate, Chinese Sports, See Saw

Item Number: P214
Item Shape:  Dessert Plate
Pattern Name: Chinese Sports, See Saw
Date: c. 1810-1815
Dimensions: D 8″
Maker: Minton
Maker’s Mark: Painted
Description:
A round bone china dessert plate painted in multiple colors with the See-Saw pattern from the Chinese Sports Series which was assigned the factory pattern number 539, produced first in 1810. Gilding was added to the rim. The painted bone china version of the series appeared first, followed quickly by the printed versions on earthenware (see also blue printed and printed and painted examples from this series in this collection).  For more information on this series, see Loren Zeller’s article  “Jean-Baptiste Pillement’s Recueil de Plusieurs Jeux d’Enfants Chinois: A Review of the Artist’s Work as Source for 18th and 19th Century Ceramic Designs” in the Northern Ceramic Society Journal Volume 32, June 2016
Condition: Good with the exception of wear to the gilding on the rim