Ceramics
Jingdezhen, China, Asia
1750-1775
Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze
Thrown, Enameled, Painted, Gilded
1956.0046.071
Object Number1956.0046.071 |
Tea canister (Tea bottle)
Ceramics
Gift of Charles K. Davis
Jingdezhen, China, Asia
1750-1775
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"
Masonic imagery; Armorial device
Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze
Thrown, Enameled, Painted, Gilded
4.31 (H) , 3.01 (Diam)
10.95 (H) , 7.65 (Diam)
Text available soon.
[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.