Object Details
Maker
Unknown
Date
ca. 1789-1790
Geography
China
Culture
China, for export
Medium
ceramic; porcelain with overglaze enamels
Dimensions
Various sizes
Provenance
Through Elinor Gordon, a Villanova, Pennsylvania, dealer, by 1968; ex-collection the Dietrich American Foundation, Philadelphia; to the Fine Arts Committee through purchase
Inscriptions
In black block letters within the seal, "OMNIA RELINQUIT SERVARE REMPUBLICAM" (He gave everything to serve the Republic); in gilt script, below the badge, "WE" for William Eustis; on the seal's obverse, shown on the teapot and creampot, "SOCIETAS CINCINNATORUM INSTITUTA * 1783"
Credit Line
Funds donated by The Folger Fund
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-1968.0011.49