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Glacier (Ice cream pail)
1790-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1961.0653.108 A- C
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0653.108 A- C
Object Name
Glacier (Ice cream pail)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1790-1820
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
10.512 (H) x 10 (L) x 8.071 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.7 (H) x 25.4 (L) x 20.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Detweiler, Susan Gray. 1982 George Washington's Chinaware.
• Nanking porcelain "cooler" in service given (1797) by George & Martha Washington to Mrs. Samuel Powel: p. 145, no. 124Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Published: p.158, fig. 76. See p. 159, figs. 77-78 for Nanking and Canton borders.Book: Lee, Jean Gordon. 1984 Philadelphians and the China Trade, 1784-1844. 193.
• Similar ice cream coolers: p.175, fig. 178, with Lewis family (Philadelphia) history.Article: Eberlein, Harold Donaldson & Hubbard, Cortlandt Van Dyke. 1950 Ice Cream Jars. Antiques. 58 (2): 106-107.
• Information on form and function history.