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Mug
1785-1795
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0547
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0547
Object Name
Mug
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1785-1795
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, opposite handle
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "OBSTA PRINCIPIIS"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
4.803 (H) x 5.87 (L) x 4.045 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.2 (H) x 14.91 (L) x 10.275 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
The length measurement is the diameter plus the handle
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 104Book: Hervouet, Francois, et al. 1986 La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidental.
• Published: p. 328, no. 14.9Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1974 Chinese Armorial Porcelain. 1.
• Published: p. 407, "Handcock" or "Hancock," Ch'ien Lung, c. 1790 (see 1956.0547 Notes)Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Published: p. 32.