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On Display: House - Pennypacker Hall W/Window
Bowl (Punch bowl)
1790-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0556
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0556
Object Name
Bowl (Punch bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1790-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, center of reserve
Inscription: Painted in gilded, Roman letters "G"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Masonic imagery
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
5.6 (H) x 13.2 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.1 (H) x 33.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Conger, Clement E. & Rollins, Alexandra W. 1991 Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U. S. Department of State.
• Punch bowl with many of the same motifs, painted in somewhat similar style: pp. 267-68, discussing masonry associated with early America.Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1994 The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection.
• Mug with similar decoration: p. 196, fig. 227Book: Fuchs, Ronald W. & Howard, David Sanctuary. 2005 Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. 208 p.
• Cider jug with similar decoration: p. 148, fig. 95Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Mug and punch bowl with similar decoration: p. 325, fig. 321 and pp. 326-27, figs. 323 & 323a