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Field name | Value |
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Title | Cider Jug |
Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
Date | c. 1807 |
Description | Porcelain decorated in overglaze enamels of crimson, aubergine, orange, browns, pink, greens, blues, and black with gilding. The two scenes that decorate the jug show, on one side, a gentleman in Portugese dress courting a seated woman and, on the other, two ranking Chinese officials at the emperor's court. |
Document Type | Object |
Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Arts and Artefacts; Politics, War and Diplomacy |
Keywords | porcelain, enamel, trade, emperor, officer, official, court, women, clothing, clothes, military, export |
Countries | USA; China |
Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from From Brant Point to the Boca Tigris: Nantucket and the China Trade by Michael A Jehle, Nantucket Historical Association, 1994. |
Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |