One of three small egg cups. Blue and White Chinese Export Porcelain.
Collection
Loan
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Place
Location
China
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Eggcup
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Dish, Eating
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Eating Vessels
Nomenclature Class
Food Service T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Tableware, Porcelain
Search Terms
Chinese Export
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old Number
Other Number
L.2000.1.1-3
Dimensions
Height
2-5/8 in
Diameter
1-3/4 in
Dimension Notes
Diameter of base is same as bowl
Material
Porcelain
Colors
Color
Blue, White
Color Notes
Ovoid bowl on conical foot; white with underglaze blue decoration. Nanking pattern = landscape design including a bridge with a figure crossing
Double narrow blue band borders the upper rim of the bowl. Below is a running landscape design, depicting mountains, a bridge over water with a figure on the bridge, another in a boat, and a pagoda. The ovoid bowl narrows to a short neck which opens to a flared conical foot, ornamented with a wide diaper-patterned band and a narrow band. All decoration is underglaze cobalt blue.
The interior rim of the bowl is decorated with the dagger and dot pattern.
Location
Location
Room
104
Building
Nathaniel Russell House
Category
Permanent
Date
February 7, 2023
Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent
Overall Condition
Excellent
Notes
No discoloration. No cracks in glaze.
A distinguishing mark is a small gray spot on the underside of the foot, parallel to the bridge.
Parts Missing: None
Conservation
Treatment
Conservator
Joyce Keegan
Provenance
Notes
Collected By: Dr. G. Fraser Wilson
Collected by Dr. G. Fraser Wilson, Life Trustee for Historic Charleston Foundation.
Intake
Loan In
L.2000.001.
Lender
Wilson, Mr. G. Fraser
Date Received
Mar 1, 2000
Date Due for Return
Jul 19, 2010
Research Notes
Research Type
Scholar
Notes
Nanking is darker blue than Canton and is more carefully painted. Central decoration is more complex than Canton and shows people standing on the bridge.
Herbert, Peter and Nancy Schiffer, Chinese Export Porcelain, p. 32
General Notes
Note
Notes: old #2000.3.1-3
Status: Loan
Note Type
Provenance - Dr. G. Fraser Wilson passed away in 2008. His sons Preston and Fraser Wilson placed this item on permanent loan as of 6.15.2025.
