1985.R.1028, Plate, porcelain, Jingdezhen, China, c. 1745


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
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.