Blue-and-white tankard with European silver mounts

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white tankard with European silver mounts

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns (place of creation)

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  mount c. 1800
  Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen Period (1628 - 1644)
  

• Material and technique

  porcelain, thrown, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue; handle luted to the tankard with slip; silver mounts

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  thrown;

  luted;

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  stimulant/narcotic equipment › alcohol equipment › tankard;

  component › fixture/fitting › mount

• Dimensions

  25.2 cm (height)
  with handle 13.5 cm (width)
  9.7 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.803

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