Beaker

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Beaker

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.113

Description

Beaker: tall cylindrical body, with flaring lip and slightly flaired base which has beveled edge painted orange; four squirrels on flaring lip; applied grape and vine motifs, painted rose sprigs, all in lavender, orange, green and gilt against white; same basket and butterfly motifs in panels as described for vase VC.58.110.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1760 - 1780

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Diameters of top & base

Height

10 in

Diameter

3-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 x 3 1/2 in. (25.4 x 8.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Diameters of top & base

Diameter

5 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Material

Porcelain (hard-paste)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Repair has detached; fragment now in plastic bag and stored with beaker at site.

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Lip has been carefully repaired.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.112 a-b - Vase - Part of set VC.58.110 a-b - Vase - Part of set VC.58.111 a-b - Vase - Part of set VC.58.114 - Beaker - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This garniture prompted a great deal of discussion from ceramics curators during the Attingham Study Week tour to VCM in June 2012. Several people questioned the attribution of this set to 18th-century China, citing the color palette, applied decoration and applied animals. Although the set is handpainted, there was some feeling that it might be Samson, a French 19th-century manufacturer of Chinese-inspired copies [Jessa J. Krick, Collections Manager, 5/6/2013].

Note Type

General Note

Note

1 of five

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Parlour