Object Number 1963.0727.032

Object Name

Saucer

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; Upper surface, center of reserve; Handpainted in black enamel, Roman lettering "IN GOD WE HOPE"

Subjects

American eagle; American themed ceramics; American market (Chinese manufacture)

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Gilded, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

1.181 (H) , 5.63 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3 (H) , 14.3 (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