| Owner: | Tryphosa Bates-Batcheller — St. Cloud, Seine-et-Oise, France |
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| Collection: | (TBBatcheller) St. Cloud |
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| Artist: | Chinese |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts |
| Title: | Imperial Bas-Relief Canton China |
| Description: | No two pieces alike, in relief on a pale jade green coloring with most exquisitely wrought design. Over fifty plates, including soup plates, dinner plates, salat plates, dessert plate, two fruit dishes, two very large salad bowls, six large and two small platters, gravy dishes, sauce dishes, cups and saucers. 48 plates of Royal Imperial Canton china, over 100 years old. The most complete set in the world. In all the set there are no two pieces alike and on them are to be found all the insects, vegetables, flowers, birds, and fruits of China. This set was brought over by Bates-Batcheller's ancestors who had sailing vessels and who plied between Salem and China. - 6 Royal Imperial Canton vegetable dishes, over 100 yrs. old; - […] Royal Imperial Canton small serving dishes, over 100 yrs. old; - 6 large and 2 small platters, over 100 yrs. old; - 1 Chinese blue and white fruit dish, over 100 yrs. old; - 1 Royal Imperial Canton fruit dish, over 100 yrs. old; - 2 Royal Imperial Canton very large salad bowls, with 1 doz. plates, over 100 years old. |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1946 Reel 41 NARA |
| Intake place: | c/o Ou Cha Foo, 10, rue des Carmes, Paris |
| Restituted? | No |
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