Painted Chinese Porcelain Tankard

Two thirds of a European style cylindrical tankard made of Chinese porcelain. Four narrow strap handle attachments are visible with blue underglaze painted sprigged floral finials. These decorated handles are reminiscent of late 18th- and early 19th-century European vessels. A separate handle sherd mends with the tankard but is not joined. The exterior rim is decorated with a blue Nanking style shaded trellis band that is 9/16 inches wide. Below this band is a thin spearhead border, also painted in blue. The base is unglazed. The tankard is 5 1/4 inches tall with a base diameter of 4 1/8 inches. Consists of 15 mended sherds and 1 associated sherd.

• Object number

  256.127, 256.128, 256.53, 256.109, 256.113, 256.114, 256.195, 256.16, 256.233, 256.96, 256.76, 256.228, 256.112, 256.111, 256.129, 256.110

• Date made

  ca. 1810 or later

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

  Sprig Molded

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Tankard

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 1 West Side (624.256)

• Forms

  Handle

  Body

  Rim

  Base

• Ware types

  Chinese Porcelain

• Techniques

  Press Molded