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Jug (Pitcher)
1780-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.2953
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2953
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1780-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, below spout
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, script letters "DEAR.Tom/This . Brown/ Jug.Which/Now.Foams/ With.Mild/Ale Out .Of".
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Literary scene
- Literature
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Gilded
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
8.504 (H) x 7.087 (W) x 9.213 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
21.6 (H) x 18 (W) x 23.4 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published p. 93, Figure 57Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Published, p. 349, Pl. 347Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Information on the subject of the decoration, p. 92Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Information on the character Toby Philpot, p. 349-350Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Sterne's "Tristram Shandy" poem, p. 350Book: Glanville, Philippa & Lee, Sophie. 2007 The Art of Drinking.
• Very similar example in V&A collection: p. 6, c. 1800