{"id":9784,"date":"2015-04-04T17:54:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T21:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=9784"},"modified":"2018-01-11T17:22:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T22:22:57","slug":"qianlong-period-chamber-pot-c-1770","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=9784","title":{"rendered":"Qianlong period chamber pot, c.1770"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I own\u00a0a classic\u00a0book about collecting antique English household pottery, &#8220;If these Pots Could Talk&#8221; by Ivor Noel Hume. Regarding the\u00a0early\u00a0usage of this particular pot, I&#8217;d rather not hear what it has\u00a0to say. This Chinese export porcelain chamber pot with cover dates from the Qianlong period (1735-1796) and measures 5-1\/2&#8243; high to the top of the lid and is 9-1\/2&#8243; wide to the end of the handle. It is hand decorated in the Famille Rose palette with panels of birds and flowers with gilt highlights.<\/p>\n<p>The thought of\u00a0about\u00a0how this pot lost its original handle is something I&#8217;d rather not dwell on\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0just hope it was empty when it\u00a0broke. As this was an expensive and necessary asset to the household, it was not thrown out but immediately repaired and\u00a0put back in to use. Most likely\u00a0it was taken to a china mender\u00a0who made a sturdy metal\u00a0replacement handle, then\u00a0covered it in\u00a0woven wicker to aid against further slippage.<\/p>\n<p>I remember a certain customer in my parents antiques shop years ago who purchased a large Victorian ceramic\u00a0slop bucket from a bedroom\u00a0chamber set. Knowing what it was, she proceeded to boast that she intended to use it as a soup tureen\u00a0at an upcoming dinner party she was throwing for the kids where she had already talked to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jumpersjungle.com\/santa-fe-springs\/\">http:\/\/www.jumpersjungle.com\/santa-fe-springs\/<\/a>, team from kids birthday parties Santa Fe Springs to help her.\u00a0If that pot could talk, I hope it would have warned the dinner guests not to eat the chowder!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8790.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10053\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8790.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8790\" width=\"400\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8790.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8790-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8792.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10054\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8792.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8792\" width=\"400\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8792.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8792-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8795.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10055\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8795.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8795\" width=\"400\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8795.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8795-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10056\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8800.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8800\" width=\"400\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8800.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8800-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10057\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8801.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8801\" width=\"400\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8801.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8801-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8803.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10058\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8803.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8803\" width=\"400\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8803.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8803-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8805.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10059\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8805.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8805\" width=\"400\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8805.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8805-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8806.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10060\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8806.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8806\" width=\"400\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8806.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8806-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8808.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10061\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8808.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8808\" width=\"400\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8808.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8808-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8810.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10062\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8810.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8810\" width=\"400\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8810.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8810-300x270.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This identical example shows what the original handle on mine looked like before it broke off. Notice the multiple chips along the rim. I&#8217;m guessing that many chamber pots went bump in the night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/og_614057.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9786\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/og_614057.jpg\" alt=\"og_614057\" width=\"400\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/og_614057.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/og_614057-300x260.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewdando.co.uk\">Andrew Dando<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I own\u00a0a classic\u00a0book about collecting antique English household pottery, &#8220;If these Pots Could Talk&#8221; by Ivor Noel Hume. Regarding the\u00a0early\u00a0usage of this particular pot, I&#8217;d rather not hear what it has\u00a0to say. This Chinese export porcelain chamber pot with cover dates from the Qianlong period (1735-1796) and measures 5-1\/2&#8243; high to the top of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[7,40,16,76,93],"class_list":["post-9784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pot","tag-chinese","tag-metal-handle","tag-porcelain","tag-qianlong","tag-rattan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9784"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12833,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9784\/revisions\/12833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}