Object Number 1956.0555

Object Name

Bowl (Punch bowl)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1790-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Upper surface, center of reserve; Painted in gilded, script letters "[JD]"
2. Inscription; Upper surface, center of reserve; Painted in gilded, Roman letters "G"

Subjects

Masonic imagery; Bible; Biblical scene

Materials

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

Techniques

Thrown, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

4.675 (H) , 11.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.875 (H) , 29.2 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: pp. 118-19, fig. 79, 1790-1800
[Book] Hervouet, Francois, et al. 1986 La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidental.
• Published: p. 279, no. 12.2
[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary. 1994 The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection.
• Mug with similar decoration: p. 196, fig. 227
[Book] Fuchs, Ronald W. & Howard, David Sanctuary. 2005 Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. 208 p.
• Cider jug with similar decoration: p. 148, fig. 95
[Book] Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Mug with similar decoration and similar punch bowl: p. 325, fig. 321 and pp. 326-327, figs. 323-323a
[Book] Conger, Clement E. & Rollins, Alexandra W. 1991 Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U. S. Department of State.
• Punch bowl with many of the same motifs: pp. 267-68, discussing masonry associated with early America.