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Sauceboat
1790-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1965.0544.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.0544.002
Object Name
Sauceboat
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1790-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, opposite handle
Inscription: Very faint, handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, opposite handle
Inscription: Painted in orange enamel script letters "BA"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- American Eagle
- American themed ceramics
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
3.11 (H) x 3.681 (W) x 7.244 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.9 (H) x 9.35 (W) x 18.4 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lee, Jean Gordon. 1984 Philadelphians and the China Trade, 1784-1844. 193.
• Orange Fitzhugh part dinner service from early 19th century with Thomson family history: pp. 152-3, no. 144, owned by merchant family active at 129 Market Street, Philadelphia. (Details provided in text.)Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Orange Fitzhugh dish ("H" for Robert Henley of VA, Washington's nephew) and sauce tureen ("R. Smith" & "Mississippi): p. 85Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Orange fitzhugh service owned by Donnell family of Baltimore (Willowbrook estate): p. 207. Family discussion.Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1997 A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong.
• Orange fitzhugh part service (sauceboat, hot water dish, tureen) for 'country' clipper Red Rover (built 1829): pp. 33-34, no. 23, "Captain Clifton intended this for use on board..." A green service with garter was made for Canton traders the Rawsons.Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Fitzhugh pattern and color range: p.211-212, fig. 342Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1974 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 1.
• "True Fitzhugh" vs. Fitzhugh patterns with history: pp. 50-56, 151-122Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 2003 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 2.
• "True Fitzhugh" vs. Fitzhugh patterns with blue, orange, green and other variations: pp. 510-45Book: Esten, John, et al. 1987 Blue & White China: Origins /Western Influences.
• Discussion of Fitzhugh and photographs of examples on p. 89