CHINESE EXPORT SEPIA FITZHUGH PORCELAIN HOT WATER DISH
First Half of the 19th Century
Central monogram of Richard Renshaw Thomson of Philadelphia. Richard, son of prominent Philadelphia merchant Edward Thomson, traveled to Canton on behalf of his father and later was the U.S. consul to Canton from 1822 to 1824.
Length across spouts 11".
Provenance:
Polly Latham Collection.

Overall good condition with very minor loss to decoration, mostly the gilding about the rim.

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