1956.0046.071 Porcelain tea cannister
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Tea canister (Tea bottle)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Jingdezhen, China, Asia

  • Date:

    1750-1775

  • Materials:

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

  • Techniques:

    Thrown, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

  • Museum Object Number:

    1956.0046.071


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Object Number

1956.0046.071

Object Name

Tea canister (Tea bottle)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1750-1775

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Body, exterior (twice); Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE"
2. Inscription; Body, exterior (twice); Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "DIEU ET MON DROIT"

Subjects

Masonic imagery; Armorial device

Materials

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

Techniques

Thrown, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

4.31 (H) , 3.01 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.95 (H) , 7.65 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
Published as Figure 67 (pp. 102-103). Date is given as 1750-1760.
[Book] Kerr, Rose & Mengoni, Louisa E. 2011 Chinese Export Ceramics.
A related, but not identical, arms of England on a dish in the V&A collection, p. 48, fig. 60.