1957.1430.001 Porcelain Lafayette vase
  • 1957.1430.001 Porcelain Lafayette vase
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Flower container (Vase or urn)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Jeroche (Decorator)

  • Place of Origin:

    Paris, France, Europe

  • Date:

    1820-1830

  • Materials:

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

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Painted, Gilded, Enameled

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.1430.001


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Object Number

1957.1430.001

Object Name

Flower container (Vase or urn)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jeroche (Decorator)

Place of Origin

Paris, France, Europe

Date

1820-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Underside; Black-painted (enamel?) "Jeroche" decorator's mark
2. Inscription; Underside; Red-painted old HF number overstruck "1g31"
3. Mark; Underside; One corner incised "13"
4. Inscription; Underside; Difficult to decipher, early painted red script.

Subjects

Lafayette; Classical; American themed ceramics

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Gilded, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

13.72 (H) , 8.189 (L) , 5.795 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.85 (H) , 20.8 (L) , 14.72 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 04//1998 Paris Porcelain in America. Antiques. 554-563.
Pairs of vases portraying (1) Washington and Lafayette and (2) John Adams and Thomas Jefferson: p. 562,
[Book] Conger, Clement E. & Rollins, Alexandra W. 1991 Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U. S. Department of State.
Pair of vases portraying Lafayette: pp. 289-90, no. 180, France, possibly Paris, c. 1824-30. "Tradition states that Lafayette brought thirteen pairs of these vases with him...for use as gifts to his hosts" during America visit in 1824