Covered Jug
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese
Dateca. 1820
MediumPorcelain | Underglaze | Overglaze
DimensionsOverall: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.1146
Not on view
DescriptionLarge bulbous pot has wide waist, narrow foot and mouth. Short stubby spout at mouth. Wide, twisted strap handles. Souffle blue body has gilt designs of chinoisserie scene. Shallow dome lid has gilt designs and dog for a handle. Broken, mended, almost entirely regilded. Incised on bottom: "John T Wendall/Member/No. 779 Pearl Street Baltimore."Exhibition History"China Trade Porcelain from the Collection of the Chyrsler Museum of Art" Chrysler Museum of Art, July 19, 1997 - October 30, 1998.
18th century