Description:
Chinese export porcelain cachepot decorated in the Famille rose palette in pink, iron red, purple, green, yellow, and gilding with floral sprays. According to Jean McClure Mudge, there are many references to cachepots or flowerpots, as they were called in period documents, in the shipping records of almost every port. Cachepots without holes are distinct from flowerpots that have them, but these differences are blurred by the general contemporary term 'flower pot.' These pots varied in form although the round double-handled ones resembling the French forms, such as this example, were perhaps the most popular. All types were in demand because of their reasonable prices. The slightly bulbous-shaped pot has a molded scalloped rim, two U-shaped handles with molded centers, one of which has been restored, and a flared foot.
Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); polychrome; Porcelain Link to share this object record:
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