Tray

Museum number:
9-14588a-k
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210914588a@2dk
Alternate number:
3135a-d (previous number (Design Dept.)), 9-14588a-l, and AB-30 (previous number (Anson Blake’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Object count:
11
Description:
sweetmeat set: 9 enameled dishes (a-i), in round oak container with lid (j,k): a) center plate: round, flat bottomed, turned up side, brass rim, 3 spur feet. decoration: black vases of various shapes, 1 with emblems projecting from mouth, on white ground; gilt detail. border patterns: trellis-work alternating with scroll work band at inner side, black scroll work on pale blue on side. rolling linear design on exterior on exterior on pale lime-green ground. blue flower design on base. (b-i) wedge shaped, to fit around center dish (a); with scalloped outer curve. each has similar decoration to (a) and one of the 8 ordinary symbols (pa pao). (j,k) are round, flat bottomed oak, stained to rosewood appearance. both with major split thru. paper label states "18th c." (a) has large chip.
Donor:
Design (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Anita Day Symmes Blake and Anson Stiles Blake
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Trays
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
a— diameter 20.9 centimeters, j,k— diameter 47 centimeters, b-i— diameter 15.6 centimeters, and a— height 2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-14588a-k, described as sweetmeat set: 9 enameled dishes (a-i), in round oak container with lid (j,k): a) center plate: round, flat bottomed, turned up side, brass rim, 3 spur feet. decoration: black vases of various shapes, 1 with emblems projecting from mouth, on white ground; gilt detail. border patterns: trellis-work alternating with scroll work band at inner side, black scroll work on pale blue on side. rolling linear design on exterior on exterior on pale lime-green ground. blue flower design on base. (b-i) wedge shaped, to fit around center dish (a); with scalloped outer curve. each has similar decoration to (a) and one of the 8 ordinary symbols (pa pao). (j,k) are round, flat bottomed oak, stained to rosewood appearance. both with major split thru. paper label states "18th c." (a) has large chip.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-14588a-k, described as sweetmeat set: 9 enameled dishes (a-i), in round oak container with lid (j,k): a) center plate: round, flat bottomed, turned up side, brass rim, 3 spur feet. decoration: black vases of various shapes, 1 with emblems projecting from mouth, on white ground; gilt detail. border patterns: trellis-work alternating with scroll work band at inner side, black scroll work on pale blue on side. rolling linear design on exterior on exterior on pale lime-green ground. blue flower design on base. (b-i) wedge shaped, to fit around center dish (a); with scalloped outer curve. each has similar decoration to (a) and one of the 8 ordinary symbols (pa pao). (j,k) are round, flat bottomed oak, stained to rosewood appearance. both with major split thru. paper label states "18th c." (a) has large chip.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-14588a-k, described as sweetmeat set: 9 enameled dishes (a-i), in round oak container with lid (j,k): a) center plate: round, flat bottomed, turned up side, brass rim, 3 spur feet. decoration: black vases of various shapes, 1 with emblems projecting from mouth, on white ground; gilt detail. border patterns: trellis-work alternating with scroll work band at inner side, black scroll work on pale blue on side. rolling linear design on exterior on exterior on pale lime-green ground. blue flower design on base. (b-i) wedge shaped, to fit around center dish (a); with scalloped outer curve. each has similar decoration to (a) and one of the 8 ordinary symbols (pa pao). (j,k) are round, flat bottomed oak, stained to rosewood appearance. both with major split thru. paper label states "18th c." (a) has large chip.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-14588a-k, described as sweetmeat set: 9 enameled dishes (a-i), in round oak container with lid (j,k): a) center plate: round, flat bottomed, turned up side, brass rim, 3 spur feet. decoration: black vases of various shapes, 1 with emblems projecting from mouth, on white ground; gilt detail. border patterns: trellis-work alternating with scroll work band at inner side, black scroll work on pale blue on side. rolling linear design on exterior on exterior on pale lime-green ground. blue flower design on base. (b-i) wedge shaped, to fit around center dish (a); with scalloped outer curve. each has similar decoration to (a) and one of the 8 ordinary symbols (pa pao). (j,k) are round, flat bottomed oak, stained to rosewood appearance. both with major split thru. paper label states "18th c." (a) has large chip.

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