Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University
Language: English
Published by Third Millenium Pub Ltd, 2006
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The comprehensive catalogue of one of the finest collections of Chinese Export porcelain in the United States. The Reeves Center at Washington and Lee University (Virginia) is famous for its depth in "American Market" wares—porcelain made specifically for the new United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Authored by the collection's director, Thomas Litzenburg, this volume features 281 color plates illustrating pieces made for the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, British, and American markets. Key Highlights: Patriotic Porcelain: Detailed entries on the "Order of the Cincinnati" services and pieces featuring the American eagle, which are highly prized by collectors. Provenance: Includes the personal china of George Washington and Robert E. Lee, providing a unique link between ceramic history and American presidential history. Social History: The text explores how these objects functioned as status symbols in the homes of early American merchants and statesmen. Quarto (25 x 29 cm). 288 pages. 281 color illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt lettering.…
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- Title
- Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University
- Author
- Thomas V. Litzenburg, Jr.; Ann T. Bailey
- Publisher
- Third Millenium Pub Ltd
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1903942195
- ISBN 13
- 9781903942192
- Item weight
- 1.63 kilograms
This wonderful Reeves Center collection of Chinese Export porcelain has been brought to life in a lavish hardback catalogue containing 280 of the some of the finest pieces ever produced over three centuries for the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French, English and American markets.
"This is the book that Chinese Export porcelain collectors and admirers have been anticipating eagerly .. and it has proved itself well worth the wait. Beautifully photographed and clearly designed with the objects sensitively illustrated in proper scale..", says Letitia Roberts, former Senior VP and director of European Ceramics and Chinese Export Porcelain, Sotheby's, New York.
As David Howard writes in the preface, the Reeves Center is a rich resource for 'all those who value the history, commercial acumen, painstaking art, and sheer romance of Chinese Export porcelain'.
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