Dinner and Soup Plates with Teacup and Saucer
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Black Butterfly type, 1860-1880
China
These pieces are part of a large dinner service probably purchased for Hampton by Margaretta Howard Ridgely. The black butterfly pattern in Chinese export porcelain became popular later in the 19th century.
Porcelain. Dinner Plate: H 2.4, Dia 24.2 cm; Teacup: H 5.1, W 11.5, D 9.5 cm; Saucer: H 2.5, Dia 14 cm; Soup Plate: H 4.5, Dia 23.5 cm
Hampton National Historic Site, HAMP 4166, 22384, 22390, 4683