Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University

Thomas V. Litzenburg, Jr.; Ann T. Bailey

ISBN 10: 1903942195 / ISBN 13: 9781903942192

Published by Third Millenium Pub Ltd, 2006

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1717189743505

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University
• Publisher: Third Millenium Pub Ltd
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903942195
• ISBN 13: 9781903942192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.63 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Reeves Center Collection of Chinese Export porcelain, numbering almost three thousand objects, is one of the largest. On permanent display in the Reeves Center for the Research and Exhibition of Porcelain and Paintings at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, the collection is built around the more than eighteen hundred pieces of export porcelain given to the University in 1967 by Mr. and Mrs. Euchlin D. Reeves of Providence, Rhode Island.
Spanning three centuries of the China trade, the collection features representative examples of export porcelain made to order for the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, French and American markets - including services owned by or associated with George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Color plates of more then 280 objects from the collection are included in this catalog, each accompanied by a full technical description, information concerning form and design, and relevant references. The volume also contains chapter introductions, a chronology of dynasties and reigns, a bibliography, and an index.

About the Author

Ann T. Bailey is Associate Director of the Reeves Center.