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Teapot
1805-1815
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0038.042 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1956.0038.042 A, B
Object Name
Teapot
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1805-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior
Inscription: Painted in gilded, script letters "SS"
Type: Label
Location: Within teapot interior
Inscription: Paper label "[typed]Tea pot with Chinese version of Mount Vernon c. 1805"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Mount Vernon
- President
- Government
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
5.906 (H) x 5.63 (W) x 9.764 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15 (H) x 14.3 (W) x 24.8 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Petznick, Ware. 06//2023 In Blue and White and Polychrome: Chinese Export Porcelain. Early American Life Magazine. 54 (3): 28-39.
• Published: p. 35Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 132Article: Gustafson, Eleanor H. 04//1999 Collectors' Notes. Antiques. 502-504.
• Published: p. 504, plate IV.Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Published: p. 168.Book: Conger, Clement E. & Rollins, Alexandra W. 1991 Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U. S. Department of State.
• Two part tea and coffee sets with Mount Vernon scenes: pp. 283-85, no. 176, discussing Mt Vernon architecture, etc. The scene appears on Chinese export with at least five borders, and possibly copies c. 1792 Edward Savage painting.Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Plate with Mt. Vernon medallion: p.103Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Porcelain with Mt. Vernon scenes: p. 215, fig. 352Book: Litzenburg, Thomas V. & Bailey, Ann T. 2003 Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University. 288 p.
• Vase with Mt. Vernon medallion: p.264, fig. 267Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Related saucer, discussed: p. 153; published: p.173, figure 111.