Object Number 1956.0046.060

Object Name

Pot (Helmet pitcher, cream or milk pot)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1785-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Body, exterior, below pouring lip; Painted in gilded, letters "FP" or "TP"

Subjects

Great Seal of US; American eagle; American themed ceramics; American market (Chinese manufacture)

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

5.51 (H) , 6.388 (L) , 3.514 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.995 (H) , 16.225 (L) , 8.925 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Plate with a similar (or identical) eagle and cipher: p. 162, figs. 85a-b. Mudge observes that the cipher "FP" may stand for Franklin Pierce. Set c. 1810-1835.
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Piece from this service: p.137