Armorial Sauce Tureen and Stand

Ceramic

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Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Armorial Sauce Tureen and Stand

Entry/Object ID

2013.00A.0010 A-C

Category

Ceramic

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Harold Shaub, Haddonfield

Notes

Date: 1991 Credit Line: Gift of Harold A. Shaub Means of Accession: Gift Source: Harold A. Shaub, former president of Campbell Soup Company

Made/Created

Artist

Jingdezhen Kilns

Date made

circa 1790

Place

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Continent

Asia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Part of coat-of-arms, "DOMINE DIRICE NOS" in black enamel Roman lettering

Type

Label

Location

Underside Stand (C)

Transcription

White rectangular label with "9090/ 99-100" handwritten in black ink

Material/Technique

Handwritten, Ink

Type

Label

Location

Underside Stand (C)

Notes

Blue plastic with raised white lettering

Dimensions

Dimension Description

In Tureen and Lid

Height

6-1/2 in

Length

7-1/2 in

Dimension Description

In Stand

Height

1 in

Width

6 in

Length

7-7/8 in

Material

Hard paste porcelain, lime (alkaline) glaze, polychrome enamels, gilding

Exhibitions

Fired Works: Ceramics from Around the World
Arts of Asia: Selections from The Drexel Collection
Curator Pick of the Month

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Armorial porcelains were a large group of ceramics to be exported from China. The coats of arms were handpainted by Chinese decorators using designs or written descriptions sent by the customer. In most cases, the designs were interpreted correctly, but in some there was a loss in translation with words being included in the finished works instead of the decorative motif.

General Notes

Note

Previously no date attributed. Dated after comparing to similar pieces at Winterthur Museum and from donor information. (L. Clouser, 10/20/2014)