A CRESTED 'ORANGE FITZHUGH' PLATTER
A CRESTED 'ORANGE FITZHUGH' PLATTER

CIRCA 1810

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A CRESTED 'ORANGE FITZHUGH' PLATTER
Circa 1810
The crest of Nesbitt in the center enclosed by a gilt belt with the motto JE LE MAINTIENDRAI within the typical quartered decoration
15¾ in. (40 cm.) wide

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One of a small group of services made for the British market in 'orange Fitzhugh', a pattern much more closely identified with the Americans who dominated the China Trade in this period.

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