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Cream pot (Miniature cream pot)
1735-1745
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.0870.003 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0870.003 A, B
Object Name
Cream pot (Miniature cream pot)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1735-1745
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
3.6 (H) x 2.951 (L) x 2.018 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.2 (H) x 7.495 (L) x 5.125 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is diameter plus handle
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1974 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 1.
• See p. 123 where Howard dates floral borders as being popular 1735-1745.Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• See Figures 152 and 155 (pp. 164-166) for a cup and saucer and cream pot with insect motifs, both dated 1730-1745.