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On Display: House - China Hall
Cup (Cabinet cup)
1786-1793
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1953.0166.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1953.0166.001
Object Name
Cup (Cabinet cup)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1786-1793
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel Roman letters "SOCIETAS CINCINNATORUM INSTITUTA. 1783"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior
Inscription: Painted in gilded, script lettering "SS"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Society of Cincinnati
- Armorial device
- American themed ceramics
- American ownership history (foreign manuf)
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
- Samuel Shaw
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Gilded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
2.441 (H) x 2.598 (W) x 4.37 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.2 (H) x 6.6 (W) x 11.1 (L)