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Bottle (Miniature water bottle or guglet)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1966.0641
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.0641
Object Name
Bottle (Miniature water bottle or guglet)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Subject(s)
- American eagle
- Great Seal of US
- American themed ceramics
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.25 (H) x 7 (L) x 6.25 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.115 (H) x 17.78 (L) x 15.875 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is from handle to handle
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 122, fig. 82.Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Published: p. 32, fig. 38.Book: Mudge, Jean McClure. 1981 Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835. 304 p.
• Published: p. 194, fig. 134.Article: Fuchs, Ronald W. & Mass, Jennifer. 2009 Deciphering The Declaration of Independence on Chinese Export Porcelain. American Ceramic Circle Journal. XV: 168-187.
• Published: p. 184, fig. 184. Detailed history of the Declaration porcelains and scientific analysis of materials.