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Apothecary bowl (Barber basin or shaving bowl)
1780-1785
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2014.0016.206
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Daniel and Serga Nadler
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Object Number
2014.0016.206
Object Name
Apothecary bowl (Barber basin or shaving bowl)
Category
Ceramics - The Daniel and Serga Nadler Collection
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Date
1780-1785
Subject(s)
- Portuguese market (Chinese manufacture)
- Medical
- Apothecary
- Pharmacy
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
2.421 (H) x 8.937 (W) x 12.008 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.15 (H) x 22.7 (W) x 30.5 (L)
Measurement Notes
Daniel Nadler measurement: 6cm height, 30.5cm length, 23.2cm width
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: de Castro, Nuno. 2007 A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Imperio / Chinese Porcelain at the Time of the Empire.
• Oval dish of much the same form, without notch, (probably) from same service: p. 281, Qianlong Reign (1736-95), c. 1780/85, with same painted design and inscription, "SALDANHA E SILVA" (actually "Salda/nha/Silva"), with details re Joao Saldanha e Silva (1