Object Number 1956.0550.002 A, B

Object Name

Tureen

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1785-1786

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lid, upper surface (twice); Painted in gilded, script letters "EHD"
2. Inscription; Body, exterior (twice); Lid, upper surface (twice); Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "SPERO"
3. Label; Lid, underside; Handwritten in red paint "1-1930-5b"
4. Label; Body, underside; Handwritten in red paint "1-1930-4a"
5. Label; Body, underside; Octagonal, buff-colored paper label with "[typed] DINING ROOM / Center Sideboard / SUMMER" in black ink

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

5.4 (H) , 7.11 (L) , 5.26 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.7 (H) , 18.05 (L) , 13.35 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: figure 82, p. 122
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Published: figure 260, p. 166
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Published: figure 34, p. 109
[Book] Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• This or identical piece published p. 52.