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Mug
1790-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0557
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0557
Object Name
Mug
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1790-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, opposite handle
Inscription: Painted in gilded, Roman letters "G"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Masonic imagery
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Extruded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 5.7 (L) x 4.026 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.6 (H) x 14.5 (L) x 10.225 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: pp. 118-19Book: Hervouet, Francois, et al. 1986 La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidental.
• Published: p. 279, no. 12.1Book: Pinto de Matos, Maria Antonia & Kerr, Rose. 2016 Tankards and Mugs: Drinking from Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Chinese export porcelain mug with similar form, border, and many of the same masonic motifs: pp. 218-19, no. 101, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-95), c. 1790-95