A CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL SOUP PLATE, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1745 |

painted in the center with the arms of Dawkins

For the arms, see David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, p. 315, J2. The reverse of this example is accompanied by a label indicating the colors of the plate, for production and color proofing purposes for the Nelson Rockefeller Collection reproductions.