AN ELIAS MORGAN SOUP PLATE

CIRCA 1785

Details

AN ELIAS MORGAN SOUP PLATE
Circa 1785
The center with the arms of Morgan enclosed by laurel branches and with the inscription Elias Morgan, narrow blue enamel and gilt borders
9.5/8in. (24.4cm.) diameter

Provenance

The Lucile and Robert H. Gries Charity Fund
Western Reserve Historical Society

Lot Essay

From a service made for Elias Morgan of Hartford, Connecticut, whose brother John had ordered a nearly identical service that returned from China on the Empress of China. These services were among the very first special orders for the new direct American trade with China. See D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p. 102.

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