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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Partial Dinner Service |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Date | c. 1810 |
| Description | Porcelain decorated in overglaze orange. Dinner service is decorated in an enamel design known as Fitzhugh, which was the name of the first man to originally order it. The style became quite popular after the turn of the nineteenth century and similar examples were decorated in blue, green, and red. |
| Document Type | Object |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Arts and Artefacts |
| Keywords | food, porcelain, enamel, trade, design, fashion, dinner, export |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from From Brant Point to the Boca Tigris: Nantucket and the China Trade by Michael A Jehle, Nantucket Historical Association, 1994. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
