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On Display: House - China Hall
Jug (Pitcher)
1800-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1963.0822 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0822 A, B
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1800-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside of jug
Inscription: "Jug made for Benj. Chew Wilcocks of Phila. & given to his cousin Edw. Tilghman"
Type: Label
Location: Underside of jug
Inscription: "H.A. Eberhardt & Son, Art & China Repairing... 73260 du Pont Rest handle leave old repairs as is"
Type: Label
Location: Interior of lid
Inscription: "Property of Dr. S.W. Woodhouse Jr. Philadelphia"
Type: Inscription
Location: On side
Inscription: Gilt initials "ET"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- American ownership history (foreign manuf)
- George Washington
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Thrown
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
11.024 (H) x 9.409 (L) x 6.535 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
28 (H) x 23.9 (L) x 16.6 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Chan, Libby Lai-Pak & Wan, Nina. 2018 The Dragon and the Eagle: American Traders in China, A Century of Trade from 1784–1900 (exhib. cat.).
• Published: vol. 1, p. 29; pp. 81, 84, no. 1.24; back cover; Vol. 2, p. 9, fig. 1; p. 197, fig. 37; p. 244, fig. 6Article: 02//1936 "Editor's Attic. Made in China subsection: ". Antiques. XXIX (No. 2): 51-53.
• Published: p. 53, fig. 5 (missing handle)Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 131, fig. 87 (detail of Washington portrait)Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Published: fig. 109Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Published: p. 151.Article: Johnston, Nancy. 06//2007 "Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain". Antiques and Fine Art. (Summer/Autumn): 136-137.
• Similar jug with similar decoration: p. 137, fig. 2, then owned by Hirschl and AdlerBook: Earle, Alice Morse. 1892 China Collecting in America.
• Describes a similar jug with Benjamin Chew Wilcocks's initials: p. ?Book: Lee, Jean Gordon. 1984 Philadelphians and the China Trade, 1784-1844. 193.
• Discussion of Wilcocks jug (mate to Winterthur's): p. 48, no. 3. See pp. 44-48 for related objects and family historiesJournal: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1905-present
• February, 1935, discussion of Wilcocks gifts jugs.Article: Fleming, Patricia Crew. 1972 A Toddy Jug with Philadelphia Connections. The University Hospital Antiques Show.
• Discussion of Wilcocks gift jugs.Book: Le Corbeiller, Clare & Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 2003 Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Very similar jug: p. 52, no. 56, 1800-15, noting "ET" initials for Edward Tilghman (1750-1815), nephew of Benjamin Chew Wilcocks, active in the Canton trade. Also notes other initialed examples.Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Porcelain with Chew family history, various patterns: pp. 29, 103