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Saucer
1735-1745
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen or Canton (or Guangzhou); China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1966.0588
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.0588
Object Name
Saucer
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen or Canton (or Guangzhou); China; Asia
Date
1735-1745
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Gilded
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
0.787 (H) x 5.157 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2 (H) x 13.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Chan, Libby Lai-Pak & Wan, Nina. 2018 The Dragon and the Eagle: American Traders in China, A Century of Trade from 1784–1900 (exhib. cat.).
• Published: vol. 1, pp. 150-51, no. 2.8Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 32, fig. 4Book: Krohn, Deborah L. & Miller, Peter N. 2009 Dutch New York Between East & West: The World of Margrieta van Varick.
• Published: p. 169, no. 27Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Teabowl with similar decoration: vol. 1, p. 213, no. 211, with scenes differing from but having much in common with that on the Winterthur saucer.Book: Jorg, Christian J.A. Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The Ming and Qing Dynasties.
• Teabowl with either side showing details of Winterthur saucer-type scene: p. 288, no. 336, c. 1740, noting a few other teabowls and saucers survive.Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Teabowl with same decoration: p. 28, no. 30Book: Beurdeley, Michel & Raindre, Guy. 1986 Qing Porcelain: Famille Verte, Famille Rose 1644-1912.
• Teabowl with same scene, differing in details: p. 195, no. 270, c. 1740. See pp. 196-7, no. 272 for good watercolor on silk view of porcelain shop interior.Book: Jorg, Christian J.A. 1986 The Geldermalsen: History and Porcelain.
• Saucer with different border, portraying tea-packing scene in a somewhat similar fashion: p. 28, c. 1750Book: Sheaf, Colin & Kilburn, Richard. 1988 The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes: The Complete Record.
• Chinese watercolor portraying a Canton merchant in his porcelain stall (shop): pp. 100-101, pl. 136, c. 1830