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On Display: House - China Trade Room
Flower container (Vase)
1850-1858
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1965.0096.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Rodney M. Layton
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Object Number
1965.0096.001
Object Name
Flower container (Vase)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1850-1858
Subject(s)
- American ownership history (foreign manuf)
- Du Pont family history of ownership
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
34.625 (H) x 14.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
87.948 (H) x 36.83 (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 (.001, only): vol. 1, pp. 434-35, no. 4.10Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 74-75, no. 38, supposedly brought to America in 1858 by Admiral Samuel Francis du Pont, c. 1850.Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Published: p. 208, no. 335.Article: Fleming, Patricia Crew. 1965 "A Porcelain Story: Admiral S.F. du Pont's Voyage to the Orient, 1857-58". Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue. 79-87.
• Discussion of Samuel Francis du Pont's 1857-58 voyage to Asia and items acquired there.