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Saucer
1785-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0046.069
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Object Number
1956.0046.069
Object Name
Saucer
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1785-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, center of reserve
Inscription: Painted in gilded, script "FP" or "TP"
Type: Label
Location: Upper surface, within reserve
Inscription: Circular, orange paper label with no text
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Great Seal of US
- American eagle
- American themed ceramics
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1.1 (H) x 5.49 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.9 (H) x 13.95 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Plate with a similar (or identical) eagle and cipher: p. 162, figs. 85a-b. Mudge observes that the cipher "FP" may stand for Franklin Pierce. Set c. 1810-1835.Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Piece from this service: p.137