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1964-335, Cream Jug
Cream Jug
1964-335, Cream Jug

Cream Jug

Dateca. 1735
MediumPorcelain, hard-paste
DimensionsH: 3 5/8"; D: 2 3/8"; D(with handle): 3"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-335
DescriptionSilver-shaped Chinese porcelain cream jug of pear-shaped body with wavy-edged rim and three mask feet. S-form strap handle. Decorated with translucent enamels in the Imari pallate with flowers and branches.
Label TextAs the market for porcelain grew in Europe, potters in China began to produce more wares specifically based on Western shapes. This cream jug directly relates to silver prototypes, while the decoration continues to be Asian in inspiration. This piece descended in the Glen-Sanders family. It may have been owned by Deborah Glen and her husband John Sanders who married on December 6, 1739. Both the Glen and Saunders families were prominent in colonial New York. The cream jug was most likely used at the family home, Scotia, near what is now Schenectady.
InscribedNo
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceEx coll: Glen-Sanders, Scotia, New York.
Robert H. Palmiter Antiques, Route U.S. 20, Bouckville, New York.
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