1956.0046.089 Porcelain jug
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Cream or milk jug (Cream or milk pot)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Jingdezhen, China, Asia

  • Date:

    1756

  • Materials:

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

  • Techniques:

    Thrown, Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

  • Museum Object Number:

    1956.0046.089


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Object Number

1956.0046.089

Object Name

Cream or milk jug (Cream or milk pot)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1756

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Outer wall; Below the medallion is the inscription "1756" and either a pair of "Z"s or the Roman numeral "II."
2. Inscription; Outer wall; an elaborate assymetrical rococo-style cartouche includes a central medallion containing the initials "AHFD."

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

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

Techniques

Thrown, Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

3.858 (H) , 4.055 (W) , 2.913 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.8 (H) , 10.3 (W) , 7.4 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Width includes handle and spout.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary. 2003 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 2.
Same border, en grisaille, on Powney family armorial service: p. 228, no. L1, Berkshire family ordering three Chinese services, involved in East India Company. Qianlong, c. 1745
[Book] Fuchs, Ronald W. & Howard, David Sanctuary. 2005 Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. 208 p.
Grisaille discussed in cat. no. 19, p. 56.
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
Published: p. 115