Object Number 1963.0967

Object Name

Flower container (Flower pot)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1800-1805

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Body, exterior, side (twice); Handwritten in gilded, Roman letters "WASHINGTON"

Subjects

George Washington

Materials

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

Techniques

Thrown, Molded, Gilded, Enameled, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

5.591 (H) , 8.937 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.2 (H) , 22.7 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Beurdeley, Michel. 1962 Chinese Trade Porcelain. 219 p.
• Published: p. 201, cat. no. 220
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Published: p. 173, Figure 110
[Book] Fuchs, Ronald W. & Howard, David Sanctuary. 2005 Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. 208 p.
• Cover with similar decoration and owner information, p. 100, pl. 58