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Flower container (Vase or urn)
1800-1808
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1970.0786.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1970.0786.002 A, B
Object Name
Flower container (Vase or urn)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1800-1808
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
- Bishop of Oporto
- Religion associated
- Portuguese market (Chinese manufacture)
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
21.85 (H) x 13.858 (W) x 14.173 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
55.5 (H) x 35.2 (W) x 36 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Beurdeley, Michel. 1962 Chinese Trade Porcelain. 219 p.
• Published: p. 30, fig. 14 (.001 or .002)Book: de Castro, Nuno & Madeira, Ana. 1988 Chinese Porcelain and the Heraldry of the Empire. 266p.
• History relating to Urn: p. 197.Book: Pinto de Matos, Maria Antonia & Kerr, Rose. 2016 Tankards and Mugs: Drinking from Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Two mugs from Bishop of Oporto service: pp. 324-27, no. 153, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820, c. 1800-1808, with detailed discussion.Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Similar pattern: pp. 106-107Book: Phillips, John Goldsmith. 1956 China-Trade Porcelain: An Account of its Historical Background, Manufacture, and Decoration and a Study of the Helena Woolworth McCann Collection. 234 p.
• Covered bowl and plate from same service: pp. 182-83, pls. 86, 87 (center)Book: Guedes, Rui. 1995 Companhia das Indias Porcelanas.
• Sauceboat from same service: p. 142, Qing dynasty 1780-1810