Object Number 1968.0751.002

Object Name

Coffee cup (Chocolate cup)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Pleun Pira (Decorator)
1734-1799

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Secondary Place of Origin

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Decorated in Netherlands.

Subjects

Anatomical illustration; Medical

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Thrown, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

2.48 (H) , 3.307 (L) , 2.283 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.3 (H) , 8.4 (L) , 5.8 (Diam)

Object Description

Web - 09/04/2012

This hard paste porcelain coffee or chocolate cup bears painted "en grisaille" (shades of gray) enamels and gilding. The exterior has a vine border and, below it, three views of a fetus in the womb.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Espir, Helen. 2005 European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain, 1700-1830.
• Published: p. 179, no. 30, providing details re theme.
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 88
[Book] Hervouet, Francois, et al. 1986 La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidental.
• Published: p. 378, no. 16.46
[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Published: p.347-48