Platter, Chinaman with Rocket

Item Number: P105
Item Shape: Charger
Pattern Name:  Chinaman with Rocket
Date: c. 1790-1800
Dimensions:  D 13″
Maker: Unknown
Maker’s Mark: Unmarked
Description:
A rare earthenware charger printed in blue underglaze in a line-engraved Chinaman with Rocket pattern. The pattern is most often found on hollowware. The border, known as the Bell border, is the most commonly found border with this pattern.  See Renard Broghton’s article in FOB Bulletin 106, pp 6-7 for a similar charger with a different border. For more about this charger, see, “The Right or Wrong Fit”, by Loren Zeller in TCC Bulletin 2020 Vol. XXI No. 2, p. 4.
Condition: Very Good.