Object Notes

This delicate and finely painted plate is one of an identical pair. Its double border decoration is unusual and is enriched by a rare use of silvered enamel (moyin) on the rim, which also has alternating gold and enamel outlined reserves of blue enamel flowers and gilt lotuses within a brocaded grisaille rice grain pattern.

This delicate and finely painted plate is one of an identical pair. Its double border decoration is unusual and is enriched by a rare use of silvered enamel (moyin) on the rim, which also has alternating gold and enamel outlined reserves of blue enamel flowers and gilt lotuses within a brocaded grisaille rice grain pattern.

On display in almost every room in the Reves wing at the Dallas Museum of Art are pieces of Chinese export porcelain assembled principally by Wendy Reves. The collection includes some 363 objects.

Introduced into Europe during the 17th century, tea drinking was a popular custom by the middle of the 18th century. Tea, spices, silks, and porcelain made up most of the cargoes of the sailing ships of the Dutch, English, Danish, Swedish, and Portugese East India Companies. Wealthy Europeans demanded more varied and colorful tea wares than the familiar blue and white Canton.

On display in almost every room in the Reves wing at the Dallas Museum of Art are pieces of Chinese export porcelain assembled principally by Wendy Reves. The collection includes some 363 objects.

This octagonal plate is one of three of the same pattern in the Reves Collection (see 1985.R.860 and 1985.R.1085), It is a well painted continuation of the late K'and Hsi famille verte palette of translucent green, iron-red, and purple.

One of a pair in the Reves Collection, this tureen is octagonal and raised on a plain solid foot for insulation. It has hare's head handles colored iron-red as is the leaf, or shell, form finial. There are festoons of thickly painted flowers about the borders, and sprays elsewhere. The arms of Mawbey impaling Pratt are for Sir Joseph Mawbey who married his cousin, Elizabeth Pratt, in 1760.

One of a pair in the Reves Collection, this tureen is octagonal and raised on a plain solid foot for insulation. It has hare's head handles colored iron-red as is the leaf, or shell, form finial. There are festoons of thickly painted flowers about the borders, and sprays elsewhere. The arms of Mawbey impaling Pratt are for Sir Joseph Mawbey who married his cousin, Elizabeth Pratt, in 1760.

This large bowl, one of a pair (see 1985.R.824), was used for the storage of liquid or as jardinieres for flowering plants or other small trees. Its main decoration of large scale tree peonies and other exotic flowers is painted in the famille rose palette. The borders are of key fret, scroll, spiral, and blossom.

This large bowl, one of a pair (see 1985.R.823), was used for the storage of liquid or as jardinieres for flowering plants or other small trees. Its main decoration of large scale tree peonies and other exotic flowers is painted in the famille rose palette. The borders are of key fret, scroll, spiral, and blossom.