Ceramics
Jingdezhen, China, Asia
1820-1840
Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze
Molded, Enameled, Gilded, Painted
1963.0706.002
Object Number1963.0706.002 |
Sauceboat (Gravy boat)
Ceramics
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Jingdezhen, China, Asia
1820-1840
1. Inscription; Body, exterior, opposite handle; Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "PHILADELPHIA"
2. Inscription; Body, exterior, opposite handle; Handwritten in black enamel, script letters "Union Line"
Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze
Molded, Enameled, Gilded, Painted
3.031 (H) , 7.244 (L) , 3.465 (W)
7.7 (H) , 18.4 (L) , 8.8 (W)
Text available soon.
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 143
[Book] Lee, Jean Gordon. 1984 Philadelphians and the China Trade, 1784-1844. 193.
• Orange Fitzhugh part dinner service with Thomson family history: pp. 152-3, no. 144, owned by merchant family active at 129 Market Street, Philadelphia. (Details provided in text.)
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Fitzhugh pattern and color range: p.211-212, fig. 342
[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary. 1974 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 1.
• "True Fitzhugh" vs. Fitzhugh patterns with history: pp. 50-56, 151-122
[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary. 2003 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 2.
• "True Fitzhugh" vs. Fitzhugh patterns with blue, orange, green and other variations: pp. 510-45
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Object with similar design: p. 143 fig. 99
[Book] Esten, John, et al. 1987 Blue & White China: Origins /Western Influences.
• Discussion of Fitzhugh and photographs of examples on p. 89
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Published: p. 157