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Bourdaloue (Chamberpot (lady's))
1790-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0803.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0803.002 A, B
Object Name
Bourdaloue (Chamberpot (lady's))
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1790-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, side (twice)
Inscription: Handwritten in gilded, Roman letters "AU BON DROIT"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- American Eagle
- Armorial device
- American themed ceramics
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
5.551 (H) x 4.449 (W) x 10 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.1 (H) x 11.3 (W) x 25.4 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lee, Jean Gordon. 1984 Philadelphians and the China Trade, 1784-1844. 193.
• Orange Fitzhugh part dinner service with Thomson family history: pp. 152-3, no. 144, owned by merchant family active at 129 Market Street, Philadelphia. (Details provided in text.)Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Fitzhugh pattern and color range: p.211-212, fig. 342Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1974 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 1.
• "True Fitzhugh" vs. Fitzhugh patterns with history: pp. 50-56, 151-122Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 2003 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 2.
• "True Fitzhugh" vs. Fitzhugh patterns with blue, orange, green and other variations: pp. 510-45Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 2003 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 2.
• Discussion of the coat of arms, p. 683Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Object of same form and design published p. 109 fig. 69Book: Fuchs, Ronald W. & Howard, David Sanctuary. 2005 Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. 208 p.
• Similar form, p. 158 fig. 102Book: Esten, John, et al. 1987 Blue & White China: Origins /Western Influences.
• Discussion of Fitzhugh and photographs of examples on p. 89