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Flower container (Vase or urn)
1795-1805
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1961.1451.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1451.002 A, B
Object Name
Flower container (Vase or urn)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1795-1805
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
15 (H) x 8 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
38.1 (H) x 20.32 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1984 New York and the China Trade. 142 p.
• Similar form urns with NY histories: pp. 105-6, no. C44, 15" pair once owned by Mme. Hazan (NY & Montreal); C45, 17" made for NY mayor James Duane; C46 23 1/2" pair with Beekman family association.Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Matching urn illustrated in fig.32, p. 64.Book: Veiga, Jorge Getulio. 1989 Chinese Export Porcelain in Private Brazilian Collections.
• Polychrome enameled and gilt urn of much the same model, with Brazilian history of ownership: pp. 202-3, pl. 176 and fig. XXVII, with details of dignitary Gabriel Getulio Monteiro de Mendonca (1794-1850).