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Pot (Vomit pot (archaeological fragment))
1745-1755
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1986.0108
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
1986.0108
Object Name
Pot (Vomit pot (archaeological fragment))
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1745-1755
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Off-white, circular paper label with a blue fish and "Christie's/ LOT / 1156/ The Nanking Cargo" in blue and black type
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.248 (H) x 6.22 (L) x 4.878 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.25 (H) x 15.8 (L) x 12.39 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is the diameter plus the handle
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1994 The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection.
• Similar form and pattern pair of "vomit pots": pp. 228-29, Qianlong, c. 1750, noting such forms only in period documents from 1745-50. From Geldermalsen shipwreckBook: Sheaf, Colin & Kilburn, Richard. 1988 The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes: The Complete Record.
• Two differently patterned blue and white vomit pots from Geldermalsen wreck (1752): p. 135, pl. 175Book: Jorg, Christian J.A. 1986 The Geldermalsen: History and Porcelain.
• Porcelain orders and vomit pot: pp. 33-36, 80-81 (illustrating several).