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Flower container (Vase or urn)
1775-1785
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1961.0690 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0690 A, B
Object Name
Flower container (Vase or urn)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1775-1785
Subject(s)
- Chinoiserie
- Landscape
- Grapevine
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
25.625 (H) x 13 (W) x 12 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65.088 (H) x 33.02 (W) x 30.48 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Similar examples of urns: p. 576Book: Phillips, John Goldsmith. 1956 China-Trade Porcelain: An Account of its Historical Background, Manufacture, and Decoration and a Study of the Helena Woolworth McCann Collection. 234 p.
• Marieberg, Sweden, earthenware urn, said to be inspiration for Chinese porcelain versions: p. 162, fig. 52, 1773Book: Phillips, John Goldsmith. 1956 China-Trade Porcelain: An Account of its Historical Background, Manufacture, and Decoration and a Study of the Helena Woolworth McCann Collection. 234 p.
• Swedish market Chinese porcelain example, said to copy Marieberg type (see above): p. 163, pl. 74