Monteith
ca. 1700-1715 (made)
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This piece is a monteith, a type of bowl used to chill drinking glasses. The stems of the glasses rested in the scalloped openings while their bowls cooled in the water in the monteith.
The potter, who probably copied either a silver or Delft pottery original, made it for export to Europe, as Chinese people did not use monteiths.
The potter, who probably copied either a silver or Delft pottery original, made it for export to Europe, as Chinese people did not use monteiths.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Monteith, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, China Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period, ca. 1715 |
| Physical description | Monteith of porcelain, circular with eight gilded turrets, and decorated with floral design and objects in medallions on the outside and objects on the inside. |
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| Object history | This monteith, or glass chiller, was made in China for the European market, as this kind of vessel was not used in China proper. It seems likely that it was copied from either a silver or Delft original. Purchased from Mr. J. Mattock Roberts (Royston House, North Walsham), accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | This piece is a monteith, a type of bowl used to chill drinking glasses. The stems of the glasses rested in the scalloped openings while their bowls cooled in the water in the monteith. The potter, who probably copied either a silver or Delft pottery original, made it for export to Europe, as Chinese people did not use monteiths. |
| Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig, ed. Chinese exports art and design. London:Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987, figure 39. |
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| Accession number | 564-1907 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2002 |
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