{"id":6141,"date":"2013-05-18T13:30:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T17:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=6141"},"modified":"2013-05-27T09:54:03","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T13:54:03","slug":"porcelain-blue-white-jug-c-1785","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=6141","title":{"rendered":"Porcelain blue &#038; white jug c.1785"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese porcelain baluster-form\u00a0hot milk jug with sparrow beak spout, made in the mid to late 18th century during the Qianlong Period (1736-1795). Delicately decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, it shows a large vase sitting on a carved wood table and\u00a0filled with precious objects surrounded by flowers and a pair of bees. The scale of these objects is a bit off-kilter, which adds a whimsical quality. Jug measures 5-3\/4&#8243; high and 4&#8243; wide to the end of handle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9900.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6369\" title=\"IMG_9900\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9900.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9900.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9900-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9908.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_9908\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9908.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"454\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9901.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6370\" title=\"IMG_9901\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9901.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9901.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9901-277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9902.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6371\" title=\"IMG_9902\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9902.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9902.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9902-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The original porcelain handle was replaced over one hundred years ago with a woven wicker-covered bronze replacement. I have\u00a0dozens of examples of wicker-covered metal replacement handles in my collection, as this was a standard form of inventive repair; and at first glance, the handles all look pretty much the same, but upon closer inspection, you will see a variation in the pattern of the weaving. This handle has a straightforward checkerboard weave, while some of my pieces have the rattan in more than one color and woven in a more intricate pattern. I think a post dedicated to showing the many variations of woven-handle styles would be interesting, don&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9904.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6372\" title=\"IMG_9904\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9904.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9904.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9904-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9907.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6373\" title=\"IMG_9907\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9907.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9907.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9907-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This blue &amp; white decorated jug with similar form still has its porcelain handle and lid intact. Before my jug became an example of &#8220;inventive repair&#8221; it would have looked much like this one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bw.jug_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7513\" alt=\"b:w.jug\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bw.jug_.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bw.jug_.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bw.jug_-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\">eBay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese porcelain baluster-form\u00a0hot milk jug with sparrow beak spout, made in the mid to late 18th century during the Qianlong Period (1736-1795). Delicately decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, it shows a large vase sitting on a carved wood table and\u00a0filled with precious objects surrounded by flowers and a pair of bees. 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