1963.0727.025 Teacup
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Teabowl (Teacup)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Jingdezhen, China, Asia

  • Date:

    1802-1806

  • Materials:

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

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Enameled, Gilded, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1963.0727.025


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1963.0727.025

Object Name

Teabowl (Teacup)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1802-1806

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Body, exterior; Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "IN GOD WE HOPE"

Subjects

Eagle; American themed ceramics; State seal; Armorial device

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Gilded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

1.85 (H) , 3.465 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.7 (H) , 8.8 (Diam)

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.
Set published: p. 165 fig. 92a & b
[Article] Sharpe, Elisabeth. 01//1991 Chinese export porcelain with the arms of Rhode Island. Antiques. 246-255.
Discussion of the central decoration, pp. 246-252
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
Arms illustrated, as fig. 93.
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
Information on eagle decoration, pp. 109-136
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
Sets with similar central eagle design, pp. 121-122
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
Type X eagle design, p. 121
[Book] Litzenburg, Thomas V. & Bailey, Ann T. 2003 Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University. 288 p.
Coffee cup and saucer with same decoration, p. 263