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Seat (Garden seat)
1845-1860
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1810.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1810.001
Object Name
Seat (Garden seat)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1845-1860
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside, on footrim
Inscription: Painted in black ink or paint Chinese character
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Pierced
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
18.5 (H) x 15 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
46.99 (H) x 38.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Fleming, Patricia Crew. 1965 "A Porcelain Story: Admiral S.F. du Pont's Voyage to the Orient, 1857-58". Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue. 79-87.
• Published: p. 87 (one of pair), purchased by SF du Pont in 1853Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Published: p. 208 (mentioned)Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Polychrome enameled pair of garden seats of similar form, bossed and pierced ornament with Manigault (Charleston, South Carolina) arms and ownership history: p. 207, nos. 333-34, 1850