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On Display: House - Centreville Stair Hall
Plate
Francesco Albani
1740-1745
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Francesco Albani (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0046.077
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Object Number
1956.0046.077
Object Name
Plate
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Francesco Albani (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1740-1745
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: On the underside there is a yellowed, rectangular label with the typed inscription "S/3 Rare set of 4 Oriental Lowestoft Plates decorated in European style with subjects emblematic of the Elements. China - circa 1770."
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: A small yellowed, rectangular tag reads "#9/ water/on Y"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Elements
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
0.984 (H) x 8.937 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.5 (H) x 22.7 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 71, pl. 7Book: Jorg, Christian J.A. 1989 Chinese export porcelain: chine de commande from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. 303 p.
• Similar object, pp. 178-79Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Similar objects depicting elements: pp. 331-332, nos. 327-328.Book: Brawer, Catharine Coleman. 1992 Chinese Export Porcelain from the Ethel (Mrs. Julius) Liebman and Arthur L. Liebman Porcelain Collection.
• Chinese export porcelain milk jug with scene after same design source: p. 102, no. 76, discussing design history and Referencing Winterthur examples.