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Jug (Guglet, ewer or pitcher)
1760-1780
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.0649
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0649
Object Name
Jug (Guglet, ewer or pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1760-1780
Subject(s)
- Chinoiserie
- Landscape
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
10.551 (H) x 5.591 (W) x 6.142 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.8 (H) x 14.2 (W) x 15.6 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Jorg, Christian J.A. 1982 Porcelain and the Dutch China Trade.
• Information on guglets and wash basins, p. 178Book: Jorg, Christian J.A. 1989 Chinese export porcelain: chine de commande from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. 303 p.
• Information on decoration, pp. 230-231Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1994 The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection.
• Similar example with a dragon-shaped handle, p.207, #241