Lot 459
459
A GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT 'BLUE FITZHUGH' PIECES FROM THE CABOT-PERKINS SERVICE
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A GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT 'BLUE FITZHUGH' PIECES FROM THE CABOT-PERKINS SERVICE

CIRCA 1812

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A GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT 'BLUE FITZHUGH' PIECES FROM THE CABOT-PERKINS SERVICE
CIRCA 1812
Each with the classic Fitzhugh pattern centered by a pagoda, comprising a footed, scalloped centerpiece and six soup plates
10¼ in. (26 cm.) diameter, the bowl (7)

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Lot Essay

Made for the 1812 wedding of Doctor Samuel Cabot and Elizabeth Perkins of Boston and probably ordered by China Trader Thomas Perkins, the bride's father, this service is unique in displaying the pagoda motif, probably inspired by Whampoa Pagoda, the Ming era structure on the Pearl River that was an iconic landmark for China traders. One of the first objects presented to the East India Marine Society in Salem was a soapstone pagoda; a large ivory pagoda was brought back on the Empress of China by Samuel Shaw.

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