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Culture:Chinese
Title:cream pot
Date Made:1790-1810
Type:Food Service
Materials:ceramic: hard paste porcelain, overglaze polychrome enamels, gilding
Place Made:China
Measurements:overall: 4 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.; 12.065 x 10.4775 x 8.255 x 3.9688 cm
Accession Number:  HD 57.230
Credit Line:Gift of Helen Geier Flynt
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Chinese export porcelain cream pot with a pinched spout and double-intertwined strap handle ending in foliate terminals, decorated in blue, orange-red, red, green, grey, black, and gilding. The front side has a grey bird (dove?) with traces of a red branch in its peak standing on red, blue and gilt scroll over an orange-red floral spray in a shield-shaped reserve; there are traces of an iron-red flower with green leaves to the left of the reserves and 15 blue stars scattered around the body.

Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); polychrome; Porcelain

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