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On Display: House - Albany Room Entrance
Tureen
1785-1786
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0550.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0550.002 A, B
Object Name
Tureen
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1785-1786
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lid, upper surface (twice)
Inscription: Painted in gilded, script letters "EHD"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior (twice); Lid, upper surface (twice)
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "SPERO"
Type: Label
Location: Lid, underside
Inscription: Handwritten in red paint "1-1930-5b"
Type: Label
Location: Body, underside
Inscription: Handwritten in red paint "1-1930-4a"
Type: Label
Location: Body, underside
Inscription: Octagonal, buff-colored paper label with "[typed] DINING ROOM / Center Sideboard / SUMMER" in black ink
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
5.4 (H) x 5.26 (W) x 7.11 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.7 (H) x 13.35 (W) x 18.05 (L)