1957.0128.009 Tea cannister
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Tea canister (Tea bottle)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Jingdezhen, China, Asia

  • Date:

    1790-1800

  • Materials:

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

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Enameled, Gilded, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0128.009


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0128.009

Object Name

Tea canister (Tea bottle)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1790-1800

Subjects

Maritime

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Gilded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

4.803 (H) , 3.425 (L) , 1.772 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.2 (H) , 8.7 (L) , 4.5 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
Published: pp. 72-3
[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary. 1984 New York and the China Trade. 142 p.
Discussion of ship themed decoration: p. 110, fig. c60
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
Similar pieces: p. 166, fig. 93 and p. 167, fig 96, c. 1790-1810,
[Book] Godden, Geoffrey A. 1979 Oriental Export Market Porcelain.
Similar object: p. 285, fig. 206
[Book] Litzenburg, Thomas V. & Bailey, Ann T. 2003 Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University. 288 p.
Miscellaneous marine themed Chinese export porcelain: pp. 207-212
[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