A rare Chinese Export porcelain "Washington Memorial" pot de creme circa 1800

Decorated with an eagle-topped cenotaph bearing the inscription, "Washington," with a willow tree beyond, the lid with the initials, "JRS" of Joseph and Rebecca Sims of Philadelphia.

H: 3 5/8 in.

Note

This pot de creme belonged to a service ordered by Joseph (1760-1851) and Rebecca Heath Sims (1769-1830) of Philadelphia. Sims is recorded to have been a "well-known, opulent and venerable merchant," who lived at "Laurel," a country estate that would become Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Other examples from this service are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.

Provenance

A New England collection.

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A rare Chinese Export porcelain "Washington Memorial" pot de creme circa 1800

Decorated with an eagle-topped cenotaph bearing the inscription, "Washington," with a willow tree beyond, the lid with the initials, "JRS" of Joseph and Rebecca Sims of Philadelphia.

H: 3 5/8 in.

Note

Other examples from this service are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.

Provenance

A New England collection.

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A rare Chinese Export porcelain "Washington Memorial" pot de creme circa 1800

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A rare Chinese Export porcelain "Washington Memorial" pot de creme circa 1800