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Tea canister (Tea bottle)
1785-1790
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1963.0716 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0716 A, B
Object Name
Tea canister (Tea bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1785-1790
Subject(s)
- Society of Cincinnati
- American eagle
- American themed ceramics
- American ownership history (foreign manuf)
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
- George Washington
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Gilded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.512 (H) x 1.693 (W) x 3.346 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14 (H) x 4.3 (W) x 8.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Detweiler, Susan Gray. 1982 George Washington's Chinaware.
• Comments on Society of the Cincinnatti, pp.81-97.Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Published p. 127 with 1963.0718.