John C. Austin
I–Porcelain

Ceramics in America 2014

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  • Figure 1
    Figure 1

    Ranelagh masquerader figures, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, gold anchor period, 1759–1763. Soft-paste porcelain. H. of tallest 8 1/2". Mark, on seven of the eleven figures: gold anchor. (Unless otherwise noted, all images are courtesy Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.) The eleven masqueraders shown here are displayed on the mantel of the Dining Room at the Governor’s Palace, Colonial Williamsburg.

  • Figure 2
    Figure 2

    Jack O’Green and Mate, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, gold anchor period, 1759–1763. Soft-paste porcelain. H. of tallest 8". Marks: gold anchor on Jack; impressed “M” on mate. This is the only natural pair among the Ranelagh masqueraders. 

  • Figure 3
    Figure 3

    The Four Continents, Derby Porcelain Manufactory, Derbyshire, England, patch mark period, ca. 1760. Soft-paste porcelain. H. of tallest 12 3/4". Marks: None.

  • Figure 4
    Figure 4

    The opening dinner of the ninth Summit of Industrialized Nations, Supper Room, Governor’s Palace, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, 1983. President Reagan is shown at the center, with The Four Continents illustrated in fig. 3 ornamenting the table in front of him.

  • Figure 5
    Figure 5

    Monkey band figures, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, red anchor period, ca. 1756. Soft-paste porcelain. H. of tallest 8". Mark, on seven of the ten: red anchor.

  • Figure 6
    Figure 6

    Monkey band figures, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, red anchor period, ca. 1756. Soft-paste porcelain. H. of tallest 5 3/4". 

  • Figure 7
    Figure 7

    Dressing box, American China Manufactory (Bonnin and Morris), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1770–1772. Soft-paste porcelain. H. 4".

  • Figure 8
    Figure 8

    Entry of the dressing box illustrated in fig. 7, in the “Catalogue of China” compiled by Elizabeth Clifford Morris Canby in the nineteenth century, in which the basket is described as a “Box open worked.”

  • Figure 9
    Figure 9

    Tea and coffee service, Worcester Porcelain Manufactory, Worcester, England, 1765–1775. Soft-paste porcelain. H. of coffee pot 9 1/8".

  • Figure 10
    Figure 10

    Four milk jugs, Worcester Porcelain Manufactory, Worcester, England, 1750–1755. Soft-paste porcelain. H. of tallest 3 1/4".

  • Figure 11
    Figure 11

    Tureen, cover and stand, and soup plates, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, gold anchor period, 1762–1763. Soft-paste porcelain. L. of tureen 13". Mark, on all: gold anchor. (Courtesy, Winterthur Museum and ­Garden, Gift of the Campbell Soup ­Company.) These objects are from the Mecklenburg-Strelitz service.

  • Figure 12
    Figure 12

    Soup plate, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, gold anchor period, 1762–1763. Soft-paste porcelain. D. 9 3/8". This plate is from the Mecklenburg-Streliz ­service.

  • Figure 13
    Figure 13

    Pair of vases, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, raised anchor period, 1750–1752. Soft-paste porcelain. H. 9 1/8".

  • Figure 14
    Figure 14

    Objects with prunus decoration: Beaker, Dehua, China, 1700–1740. Hard-paste porcelain. H. 3". Beaker, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, raised anchor period, 1750–1752. Soft-paste porcelain. H. 3 1/8". Plate, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, raised anchor period, 1750–1752. Soft-paste porcelain. D. 8 1/4". Cup, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Meissen, Germany, ca. 1720. Hard-paste porcelain. H. 1 3/8". Two cups and one saucer, Bow Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, ca. 1755. Soft-paste porcelain. H. of tallest cup 2 3/8". D. of saucer 4 5/8". 

  • Figure 15
    Figure 15

    Tureen and cover, Bow ­Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, ca. 1755. Soft-paste porcelain. L. 13".

  • Figure 16
    Figure 16

    Interior of the tureen illustrated in fig. 15. 

  • Figure 17
    Figure 17

    Britannia Mourning the Death of the Prince of Wales, Vauxhall Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, 1751–1752. Soft-paste porcelain. H. 11 1/4". Plate, Vauxhall Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, 1750–1760. Soft-paste porcelain. D. 8 3/4".

  • Figure 18
    Figure 18

    Details of the figure and plate illustrated in fig. 17.

  • Figure 19
    Figure 19

    Bracket shelf dressed with English soft-paste porcelain figures, English porcelain installation at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg: Finch, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, triangle period, 1745–1749. H. 7 3/4". Grape gatherers, Derby Porcelain Manufactory, Derbyshire, England, ca. 1755. H. of tallest 7". Small birds, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, raised anchor period, 1750–1752. H. 2 3/4". Large birds, Derby Porcelain Manufactory, Derbyshire, England, ca. 1755. H. 4 1/8". Goat, ewe, and ram, Derby Porcelain Manufactory, ­Derbyshire, England, ca. 1755. H. of tallest 6 1/2". Pu-tai Ho-shang, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, triangle period, 1750–1752. H. 3 1/4". Britannia, Earth, and Europa, Derby Porcelain Manufactory, Derbyshire, England, ca. 1755. H. 6 7/8". Kuan Yin, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, raised anchor period, 1750–1752. H. 4 1/2". Britannia, Gouyn Factory, London, England, 1751–1753. H. 7 3/4". Group of Chinese figures, Derby Porcelain Manufactory, Derby­shire, England, ca. 1755. H. of tallest 7 7/8".

  • Figure 20
    Figure 20

    Britannia, Gouyn Factory, London, England, 1751–1753. Soft-paste porcelain. H. 7 3/4".