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59. Platter. Chinese (American market), ca. I8oo-I8Io. Hard
paste. W. I43/4 in. (37.5 cm). Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane, 1954
(54.87.31)
Exquisitely rendered here in brown enamel is George Washington's
in
tomb, a scene that became a virtual icon and was depicted engrav-
the source this
ings (probably of design), needlework, and reverse
paintings on glass (fig. 60).
tomb
Platter, detail of George Washington'
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