This armorial service was commissioned for Albertus Domburg (d. 1758), a Dutch East India Company (VOC) official who served in various posts across Asia before becoming a notary in Batavia from 1749 to 1757. The coat of arms, recorded as borne by Domburg in 1756, incorporates a shield of pretence derived from the arms of the Zeeland village of Domburg. Through his mother, Margaretha Eleonora le Grand, Albertus was connected to a wealthy Amsterdam merchant family for whom two closely related armorial services were also produced. The similarities in decoration suggest that Albertus may have commissioned all three services. (Source: J. Kroes, 'Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market', p. 331-332, no. 250, along with an identical bowl and saucer dish)