Object Number 1958.3068 A, B

Object Name

Tureen

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1740-1750

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Cover, underside; Rectangular, yellowed paper label with a serrated edge and "4/1" handwritten in black ink
2. Label; Cover, underside; Rectanguler, yellowed paper label with a serrated edge and "Old / Lowestoft / Soup Tureen / Cov. & Std" handwritten in black ink
3. Label; Cover, underside; Rectangular, yellowed paper label with a serrated edge and "Formerly / owned by / Madame / de / Pompadour / 1760" handwritten in black ink

Subjects

French market (Chinese export)

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

5.9 (H) , 8.5 (L) , 6.604 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.1 (H) , 21.59 (L) , 16.775 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Plate with a matching floral pattern and cartouches: vol. 2, p. 443, fig. 449, c. 1745
[Catalogue] Mezin, Louis. 2002 Cargaisons de Chine: Porcelaines de la Compagnie des Indes du Musee de Loriant.
• Oval dish in same pattern with same crest motif: p. 65, no. 44, 1740-50