Armorial Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century
Armorial Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century

Author: Sir Algernon Tudor Tudor-Craig

Publisher:

Published: 1925

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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It is curious that so little information is available in connection with armorial china from any published works on Chinese or other porcelain. Except for the late Mr. F.A. Crisp's "Armorial China", which is an illustrated catalogue of his own collection, and for "Examples of Armorial China", which merely gives reproducations in colour by W. Griggs, of pieces in various collections, there is no work definitely devoted to this subject, while even these works make no attempt in any way to describe its origin and history. Yet the collection of armorial porcelain is a most interesting one, dealing as it does, not only with the manufacture and quality of the china itself, but also, by means of the armorial bearings, conveying its own date and history, and leading the student on to the fascinating study of heraldry and genealogy.--pg. 1.

Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835
Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835

Author: Jean McClure Mudge

Publisher: University of Delaware Press

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780874131666

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This revised edition of a book first published in 1962 is still the only work that goes to fresh, primary shipping sources to tell the story of America's trade in export Chinese porcelain. There are over one hundred photographs in the book covering all the major types of export porcelain both common and uncommon, made for America. Illustrated.

Chinese Art Objects, Collecting, and Interior Design in Twentieth-Century Britain
Chinese Art Objects, Collecting, and Interior Design in Twentieth-Century Britain

Author: Helen Glaister

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-08-26

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1000644278

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This book explores the relationship between collecting Chinese ceramics, interior design and display in Britain through the eyes of collectors, designers and tastemakers during the years leading to, during and following the Second World War. The Ionides Collection of European style Chinese export porcelain forms the nucleus of this study – defined by its design hybridity – offering insights into the agency of Chinese porcelain in diverse contexts, from seventeenth-century Batavia to twentieth-century Britain, raising questions about notions of Chineseness, Britishness, and identity politics across time and space. Through the biographies of the collectors, this book highlights the role of collecting Chinese art objects, particularly porcelain, in the construction of individual and group identities. Social networks linking the Ionides to agents and dealers, auctioneers, and museum specialists bring into focus the dynamics of collecting during this period, the taste of the Ionides and their self-fashioning as collectors. The book will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of art history, history of collections, interior design, Chinese studies, and material culture studies.