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On Display: House - China Hall
Jug (Pitcher)
1800-1810
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0553 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0553 A, B
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1800-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, on stern of ship
Inscription: Painted in gilded, Roman letters "ARAB"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, within shield
Inscription: Painted in gilded, script letters "JM"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- Armorial device
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Enameled
- Gilded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.803 (H) x 6.26 (W) x 8.701 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.9 (H) x 15.9 (W) x 22.1 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hervouet, Francois, et al. 1986 La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidental.
• Published: p. 337, no. 14.40Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Published: p. 178, fig. 122Book: Herbert, Peter & Schiffer, Nancy N. 1980 China for America: Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 223 p.
• Published: p. 92.