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1942.9-533 (C-386)
Jar

Qing dynasty, late eighteenth century
Porcelain with apple-green glaze, 20.6 x 18.5 (SVs
Widener Collection

TECHNICAL NOTES PROVENANCE
The slightly matte mossy green enamel displays some irides- George R. Davies, Cheshire, England; sold 1913 to (Gorer,
cence on the shoulders and sides of the jar. The underlying London); (Dreicer & Co., New York, agent for Gorer, London);
glaze, visible at the mouth rim and on the interior, is grayish sold 1913 to General Brayton Ives [1840-1914], New York; (his sale,
white; the crackle appears to have been stained. Both the under- American Art Galleries, New York, 8-10 April 1915, no. 119);
lying glaze and the green enamel end in relatively neat lines, but (Duveen Brothers, New York and London), sold 1915 to Peter A.
the green enamel flows evenly over the glaze onto the brown B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheri-
wash almost to the base. The base and the foot are unglazed and tance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of
covered with a chocolate-brown wash. There is a chip in the appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
foot-ring. A hole on the base that does not penetrate the body
is an apparent firing flaw. An unusual amount of kiln debris EXHIBITED
inside this vessel imparts a rough texture to the interior. London, Burlington Arts Club, 191O. 1

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