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Figure group (Dutch Merchant or European Family)
1675-1720
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Dehua; Fujian; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1979.0001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the William Penn Foundation, in memory of Mrs. Leola Willaman
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Object Number
1979.0001
Object Name
Figure group (Dutch Merchant or European Family)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Dehua; Fujian; China; Asia
Date
1675-1720
Subject(s)
- Merchant
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
6.555 (H) x 3.494 (W) x 5.906 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.65 (H) x 8.875 (W) x 15 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sargent, William R. 2014 Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection.
• Blank de Chine (different) figure group featuring large figure of a merchant modeled and posed much like Winterthur example: p. 178, no. 53, 1700-20, noting ships' records list such groups as "Dutch families."Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1984 New York and the China Trade. 142 p.
• Blanc de Chine (different) figure group with Europeans and with Van Cortlandt family (NY) history: p. 64, no. A6, this version with lions, European couple, and Chinese servant(?).Catalogue: Loesch, Anette, et al. 1998 Porcelain Collection in the Dresden Zwinger: Guide to the Permanent Collection.
• Dehua blanc-de-chine European family with similarly modeled figures in different arrangement: pp. 30-31, 1675-1720, originally Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony coll.Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1994 The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection.
• Winterthur's 2000.0061.008: pp. 248-49, European Family, Kangxi, c. 1710, Dehua, FujianBook: Godden, Geoffrey A. 1979 Oriental Export Market Porcelain.
• Dutch family blanc de chine figures: pp.266, 270-271.