Object Number 1962.0562

Object Name

Saucer

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1800-1815

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Upper surface, center of reserve; Painted in gilded, script letters"MDSF"
2. Label; Underside, within footrim; Blank, rectangular, white paper label

Subjects

Grapevine

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Gilded, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

1.24 (H) , 5.669 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.15 (H) , 14.4 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Pieces from service published: p. 121 fig. 60
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Dating of grape-and-vine border, p. 105
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Discussion of grapevine border, p. 54
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Discussion of similar grapevine services in America, p.67