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Saucer
1790-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1963.0759 B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0759 B
Object Name
Saucer
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1790-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, center of reserve
Inscription: Handwritten in gilded, Roman letters "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, center of reserve
Inscription: Paintd in gilded, script letters "TS"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- American eagle
- Great Seal of US
- American themed ceramics
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
1.299 (H) x 5.591 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.3 (H) x 14.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: figure 93, pp. 136-37Book: Hornung, Clarence Pearson. 1978 The American Eagle in Art and Design. 113 p.
• Account of American Great Seal development: p.vi-viii.Book: Isaacson, Philip M. 1975 The American Eagle. 210 p.
• Disussion of American Eagles on Porcelain with illustrated examples: p. 158-163.Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Illustrated types of Eagle Decorations on US Porcelain: p. 109-136.