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Box (Pillbox)
1808-1810
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1966.0592 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1966.0592 A, B
Object Name
Box (Pillbox)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1808-1810
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
- Mexican market (Chinese export)
- Monarchs and nobility
- Charles IV (of Spain)
- Currency
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1.378 (H) x 2.402 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.5 (H) x 6.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 87Catalogue: 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.).
• Very similar "Pillbox with Spanish Milled Dollar Design" and coin as design inspiration: vol. 1, pp. 268-69, no. 2.64, with extensive information.Book: Sargent, William R. 2014 Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection.
• Very similar box with silver eight-reale coin as design source: pp. 138-39, noting top portrays Charles IV (1748-1819) and both sides copy coin minted in Mexico in 1808. c. 1810Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Similar object: pp. 36-37, fig. 42