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On Display: House - Port Royal Stair Hall VII
Bowl (Punch bowl)
Robert Edge Pine, Sir Joshua Reynolds
1770-1775
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Edge Pine (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.0651
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0651
Object Name
Bowl (Punch bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Robert Edge Pine (Design inspiration); Sir Joshua Reynolds (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1770-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior (twice)
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "ARMS of LIBERTY"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior (twice)
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "ALWAYS READY IN A GOOD CAUSE"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior (twice)
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "JUSTICE SANS PITIE "
Type: Label
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Brown, paper label with "Very rare old Lowestoft <stricken> Bowl / Arms of Liberty/ Portrait of Wilkes surmounted by a crest / and motto 'Always ready in a good cause' / also a portrait of the Lord Chancellor, / supported by the Devil + a man. / with motto, 'Justice [?] Sans Pitie,' / See Chaffers, P. 636." handwritten in blue ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Brown, paper label with "On the left John Wilkes supported / Serjeant Glynn + Lord Temple / On the right- bust of Lord [?] / supported Lord Bute + the devil. / [?] left of John / Wilkes [?]. 280." handwritten in black ink
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
- John Wilkes
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
4.47 (H) x 10.325 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.35 (H) x 26.225 (Diam)