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On Display: House - Phyfe Room
Glacier (Ice cream pail)
1800-1805
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1963.0966.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0966.002 A, B
Object Name
Glacier (Ice cream pail)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1800-1805
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: underside of cover
Inscription: "H.A. Eberhard & Son Art & China Repairing 213 S. 11th St., Phila., PA" printed and in handwritten black ink "77463 Du Pont"
Type: Inscription
Location: Near rim
Inscription: Handwritten gilded cypher "JSR"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Political figure
- Mourning imagery
- American ownership history (foreign manuf)
- Eagle
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Gilded
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
10.709 (H) x 10.551 (L) x 8.228 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.2 (H) x 26.8 (L) x 20.9 (Diam)