Object Number 1956.0038.041 A, B

Object Name

Jug (Pitcher)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1815-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Body, exterior, below spout; Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP"
2. Inscription; Body, exterior, below spout; Painted in gilded, script letters are illegible initials
3. Label; Body, underside; Paper label with "117"

Subjects

Maritime; Military

Materials

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

Techniques

Thrown, Molded, Gilded, Enameled, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

11.535 (H) , 8.858 (L) , 6.378 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

29.3 (H) , 22.5 (L) , 16.2 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hervouet, Francois, et al. 1986 La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidental.
• Published: p. 337, no. 14.40
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: pp. 142-43
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Published: p. 169, fig 100a-c
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Published: p. 163
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Discussion of depicted scenes, p. 143, fig. 98
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Marine decoration, pp.153-166