1723-1724
Of baluster form on spreading circular foot, applied at the shoulder with a moulded rib; the cast scroll handle surmounted by a stylized leaf, and short spout with baluster drop; the hinged domed cover with baluster finial, the side engraved with a coat of arms, helm and crest within a circular foliate scroll cartouche.
26.7 x 20.3 x 12.1 cm (10 1/2 x 8 x 4 3/4 in.) 1161 g
Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1949.
Probably Cizhou ware: off-white stoneware with brown-slip splashes on a white-slip ground
12th-13th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishYue ware: light gray stoneware with incised, molded, gouged, and appliqué decoration under celadon glaze. From the Yue kilns in the Shaoxing area, northeastern Zhejiang province.
3rd-4th century CEChineseDark gray earthenware with inscription incised on the interior wall of the footring after firing
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseEarthenware with impressed decor
6th-5th century BCEChineseCeramic
20th centuryAmericanHard-paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
18th-19th centuryGermanCast bronze with olive-green patina; with inscription cast on the interior
14th-11th century BCEChineseHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta; buff slip, brown glaze.
3rd-2nd millennium BCECypriotBuff earthenware with decoration painted in burgundy and black slips. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu or Qinghai province.
3rd millennium BCEChinese