Object Number 1956.0046.088 A, B

Object Name

Teapot

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1756

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Outer wall; Below the medallion is the inscription "1756" and either a pair of "Z"s or the Roman numeral "II."
2. Inscription; Outer wall; an elaborate assymetrical rococo-style cartouche includes a central medallion containing the initials "AHFD."

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

5.315 (H) , 7.362 (L) , 4.311 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.5 (H) , 18.7 (L) , 10.95 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Length includes handle.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 115
[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary. 2003 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 2.
• Same border, en grisaille, on Powney family armorial service: p. 228, no. L1, Berkshire family ordering three Chinese services, involved in East India Company. Qianlong, c. 1745
[Book] Fuchs, Ronald W. & Howard, David Sanctuary. 2005 Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. 208 p.
• Grisaille discussed in cat. no. 19, p. 56.