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On Display: House - Albany Room Entrance
Salt
1800-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1965.0550.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.0550.001
Object Name
Salt
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1800-1820
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1.3 (H) x 2.78 (W) x 3.84 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.2 (H) x 7.05 (W) x 9.75 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• See bottom image on p. 119 for an example of a blue edge band with gilt stars similar to the one on the salt dish's base.Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• See Figure 124 for a similar saw-tooth border.