Two vases depicting Chinese pheasants
Two vases depicting Chinese pheasants

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Two vases depicting Chinese pheasants

possibly French
2021-109 a-b

Information

Title
Two vases depicting Chinese pheasants
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
a: h. 31.4 cm., diam. 15.4 cm. (12 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.) b: h. 31.4 cm., diam. 15.9 cm. (12 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David Hunter McAlpin, Jr., Class of 1950
Object Number
2021-109 a-b
Place Made

Europe, possibly France

Inscription
Character on bottom of each
Culture
French
Type
ceramics, vases, vessels (containers), famille verde
Materials
porcelain
Subject
birds, flowers (plants), blossoms

Possibly David Hunter McAlpin III [1]; possibly by descent to David Hunter McAlpin, Jr., Class of 1950 (1928-2022); 2021 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

[1] David Hunter McAlpin III, 1897 - 1989 (Class of 1920) was a financier with a special interest in photography. Documents in the Museum’s internal files demonstrated that he also developed a collection of East Asian ceramics and bronzes after spending time in Tokyo and Taipei in the 1960’s.

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