Ceramics
Jeroche (Decorator)
Paris, France, Europe
1820-1830
Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze
Molded, Painted, Gilded, Enameled
1957.1430.002
Object Number1957.1430.002 |
Flower container (Vase or urn)
Ceramics
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Jeroche (Decorator)
Paris, France, Europe
1820-1830
1. Signature; Underside; Black-painted (enamel?) "Jeroche" decorator's mark
2. Inscription; Underside; Red-painted old HF number overstruck "1g29"
3. Mark; Underside; One corner incised "13"
4. Inscription; Underside; Difficult to decipher, early painted red script resembling "mf/st" and the script initials "CL"
Lafayette; Classical; American themed ceramics
Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze
Molded, Painted, Gilded, Enameled
13.78 (H) , 9.843 (L) , 5.866 (Diam)
35 (H) , 25 (L) , 14.9 (Diam)
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[Article] Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 04//1998 Paris Porcelain in America. Antiques. 554-563.
• Pairs of vases portraying (1) Washington and Lafayette and (2) John Adams and Thomas Jefferson: p. 562,
[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.
• Pair of vases portraying Lafayette: pp. 289-90, no. 180, France, possibly Paris, c. 1824-30. "Tradition states that Lafayette brought thirteen pairs of these vases with him...for use as gifts to his hosts" during America visit in 1824