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Apothecary bowl (Barber basin or shaving bowl)
1745-1770
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.2365
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2365
Object Name
Apothecary bowl (Barber basin or shaving bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1745-1770
Subject(s)
- Apothecary
- Pharmacy
- Medical
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
3.268 (H) x 11.22 (W) x 13.071 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.3 (H) x 28.5 (W) x 33.2 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published p. 40Book: Beurdeley, Michel. 1962 Chinese Trade Porcelain. 219 p.
• Discussion of famille rose: p. 30-31.Book: Litzenburg, Thomas V. & Bailey, Ann T. 2003 Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University. 288 p.
• Similar pattern on plate, discussion of decoration: p.71, fig. 34.Book: Jorg, Christian J.A. 1989 Chinese export porcelain: chine de commande from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. 303 p.
• Information on shaving bowls, p. 76