Chinese export porcelain plate base with blue trellis border

Material

Porcelain

Vessel

Flat

Manufacturing Technology

Press Molded

Form

Plate

Completeness

Base, Body

Decorative Technology

Painted, under free hand

Decorative Notes

Blue trellis band 2 on interior base

Date

1720-1795

Country of Origin

China

Dimensions

40mm x 18mm x 50mm (W x H x L)

Illustration shows object in comparison to the size of a quarter

Weight

10.1 gram(s)

Object Number

1731765. CEP V.11

DAACS Number

1731765

Project: House for Families

The structure identified as the “House for Families” on the 1787 Vaughan plan likely housed the majority of the enslaved population living at the Mansion House Farm for much of the second half of the eighteenth century. The building was in existence from circa 1760 until it was demolished in late 1792 or early 1793. The archaeological evidence for the structure consisted of a brick-lined storage cellar (44FX762/40-47) measuring roughly six feet by six feet. Historically the cellar served as a handy trash receptacle once it ceased to be used for its original storage function, and through extensive excavation has yielded an extremely rich assemblage of household refuse. The analysis of these remains offers the opportunity to study important aspects of the daily lives of Mount Vernon's enslaved community.