Circa 1730, large porcelain dish hand painted in iron red, black, gilt and a touch of green with a European couple in a lush garden landscape with their dog.


2 in., 10 7/8 in. diameter

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

"Governor Duff" and his wife, is suggested to be the name the Chinese gave Diederick Duiver (1676-1740), Governor of the Dutch East India Company from 1729-1737, as they were unable to pronounce his name correctly.

Has undergone professional restoration, some fritting to rim and foot.