1985.R.1029, Plate, porcelain, Jingdezhen, China, c. 1745

The lozenged arms of this plate are those of the Pigot family. The service was made for George Pigot (1719-1777) of Patshull, Staffordshire, England, who was governor of Fort Saint George in Madras, India, between 1755 and 1765 and again from 1775 to 1777. Pigot was a member of Parliament and was made a baronet in 1764. In 1766, he was made Baron Pigot of Patshull, County Dublin. He died in India. 

The wolf's head crest and the Pigot family arms are flanked by late Baroque scrolled leaf mantling boldly painted in gold-heightened red and black enamels. In the well there is a gilt spearhead border and a delicate gold-heightened trellis and leaf pattern, popular on European porcelain in the mid-18th century,  interrupted by five floral cartouches. The rim of this example is especially interesting. It has a wide laub und bandelwerk grisaille and gold border of elegant Baroque scaling, strapwork, peacocks, and flowers. At top center, it features a pelican feeding her young with her own blood, known as "Pelican in Her Piety."  This particular version appears to have been copied from wares made at the Du Paquier factory in Vienna, Austria. 

The arms of this plate are those of the Pigot family. The service was made for George Pigot (1719-1777) of Patshull, Staffordshire, England, who was governor of Fort Saint George in Madras, India, between 1755 and 1765 and again from 1775 to 1777. Pigot was a member of Parliament and was made a baronet in 1764. In 1766, he was made Baron Pigot of Patshull, County Dublin. He died in India. 

The border of this example is especially interesting. At top center, it features a pelican feeding her young with her own blood, known as "Pelican in Her Piety." The rest of the design is of a trellis and leaf pattern popular on European porcelain in the mid-18th century. This particular version appears to have been copied from wares made at the Du Paquier factory in Vienna, Austria. 

Dallas Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 105.

The wolf's head crest and lozenged arms of the Pigot family are flanked by late Baroque scrolled leaf mantling boldly painted in gold-heightened red and black enamels. In the well there is a gilt spearhead border and a delicate gold-heightened trellis border interrupted by five floral cartouches. The rim has a wide laub und bandelwerk grisaille and gold border of elegant Baroque scaling, strapwork, peacocks, and flowers. It is similar to grisaille borders appearing on du Paquier period Vienna porcelain and to border patterns of contemporary printed books. Bottle books and porcelain could have been brought to China by Jesuit missionairies. At the rim's apex is a self-sacrifising mother pelican feeding her young with her own blood known as a Pelican in her Piety.

Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 198.

Until 1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [1]

From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [1]

[1] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.

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