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Monteith
1735-1740
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0763
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0763
Object Name
Monteith
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1735-1740
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
- Dutch market (Chinese export)
- East India Company (Dutch) association
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
12.3 (H) x 17.125 (W) x 20.125 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.242 (H) x 43.498 (W) x 51.117 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Kroes, Jochem. 2007 Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the Dutch Market.
• Published: p. 43, pl. L. For other objects from same service, see pp. 198-99, no. 113, De Jonge, , c. 1735-40Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 50-51Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 34Book: Kroes, Jochem. 2007 Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the Dutch Market.
• Plate with arms of de Jonge from same service as monteith: pp. 198-99, no. 113, states arms are not Chastelein and also notes unusual other forms and useful family history.Book: Paston-Williams, Sara. The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking and Eating.
• Period references to monteiths: p. 191 (see Notes, this record).Book: Pinto de Matos, Maria Antonia, et al. 2002 Chinese Porcelain in the Carmona e Costa Foundation.
• Similar monteith: pp. 254-55.Article: McNab, Jessie. 08//1962 Monteiths: English, American, Continental. Antiques. 156-160.
• General discussion of monteiths in broad range of materialsBook: Jorg, Christian J.A. 1989 Chinese export porcelain: chine de commande from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. 303 p.
• Cruet stand, set and soup plate with similar(?) arms: Underglaze blue and enameled arms of Chastelein. (See Notes)Catalogue: 2007 Christie's (sales catalogue).
• Monteith in very similar form (from same mold?) in floral Imari pattern: January 26, 2010 (NY), Benjamin F. Edwards III sale, lot 47