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Watercolor
Loading Boats for Canton
1800-1810
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Materials
- Watercolor
- Paper
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1956.0038.127
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1956.0038.127
Object Name
Watercolor
Title
Loading Boats for Canton
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Date
1800-1810
Subject(s)
- Genre scene
- Ceramics manufacture
- Craftsman or craftswoman
- Trades
Materials
- Watercolor
- Paper
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Painted
- Hand lettered
Dimensions (inches)
9.39 (H) x 10 (W) x 9.2 (Image H) x 10 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.85 (H) x 25.4 (W) x 23.38 (Image H) x 25.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Image measurements to border.
Coloring
Hand colored with transparent and opaque watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
• Published as fig. 17, pp. 74-5.Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Published as fig. 30, p. 84.