{"id":3362,"date":"2010-07-15T14:22:25","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T19:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=3362"},"modified":"2010-12-25T12:56:55","modified_gmt":"2010-12-25T17:56:55","slug":"tiny-sparrow-beak-cream-jug-c-1750","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=3362","title":{"rendered":"Tiny sparrow beak cream jug, c.1750"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just picked up this miniature porcelain sparrow beak cream jug last week in Maine. It appears to be from a child&#8217;s toy tea service, although miniatures were made for adults to collect as well. This bulbous form jug was made in China during the Qianlong period (1736-96) for export to North America and Europe in the mid-1700&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4229.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3363\" title=\"IMG_4229\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4229.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4229-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jug is embellished with flowers, butterflies and a bird in orange, brown, black, green and ochre enamel&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3364\" title=\"IMG_4231\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4231.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4231-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4231-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and \u00a0stands a mere 2-1\/2&#8243; tall, originally with a matching porcelain lid<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4233.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3365\" title=\"IMG_4233\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4233.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4233-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A tiny bronze handle covered in woven rattan replaces the original porcelain handle, which must have broken off in the early to mid-1800&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4238.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3366\" title=\"IMG_4238\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4238.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4238-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These Chinese export &#8220;toy&#8221; teawares were also made during the Qianlong period<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese_Export_Qianlong_Toy_Cup__Teapot_1b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3395\" title=\"Chinese_Export_Qianlong_Toy_Cup_&amp;_Teapot_1b\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese_Export_Qianlong_Toy_Cup__Teapot_1b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese_Export_Qianlong_Toy_Cup__Teapot_1b.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese_Export_Qianlong_Toy_Cup__Teapot_1b-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfordcreech.com\">M. 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