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On Display: House - China Hall
Jug (Pitcher)
1815-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0038.041 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1956.0038.041 A, B
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1815-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, below spout
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, below spout
Inscription: Painted in gilded, script letters are illegible initials
Type: Label
Location: Body, underside
Inscription: Paper label with "117"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- Military
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Gilded
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
11.535 (H) x 6.378 (W) x 8.858 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.3 (H) x 16.2 (W) x 22.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hervouet, Francois, et al. 1986 La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidental.
• Published: p. 337, no. 14.40Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: pp. 142-43Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Published: p. 169, fig 100a-cBook: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Published: p. 163Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Discussion of depicted scenes, p. 143, fig. 98Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Marine decoration, pp.153-166