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Flower container (Bough pot)
1780-1810
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2900 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2900 A, B
Object Name
Flower container (Bough pot)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1780-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Interior wall
Inscription: Green and white, rectangular paper label with "[typed] H.A. EBERHARDT & SON/ART & CHINA REPAIRING/213 S. 11TH ST., PHILA., PA." in white print
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Pierced
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
13.238 (H) x 9.272 (W) x 10.669 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.625 (H) x 23.55 (W) x 27.1 (L)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is from handle to handle
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Veiga, Jorge Getulio. 1989 Chinese Export Porcelain in Private Brazilian Collections.
• Somewhat similar vase form with different handles and enamel ornament having early ownership in Portugal: p. 186, pl. 159, bearing coat of arms of the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon (Portugal) Jose Fransisco de Mendoca (1726-1810), elected and confirmed in office 1788. (See reference for further details.)