Saucer
1812 (dated)
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Saucer, soft-paste porcelain, with a garland border painted in green and brown and gilded.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in green and brown and gilded |
Brief description | Saucer of soft-paste porcelain, with a garland border painted in green and brown and gilded, made in the Sèvres porcelain factory, France (Paris), dated 1812. |
Physical description | Saucer, soft-paste porcelain, with a garland border painted in green and brown and gilded. |
Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
Object history | Thick laurel garlands are made to 'hang' around the edge of the plate. Next comes a laurel or olive wreath and a rosette in the centre. Heroic wreaths and garland decorations were much used by all sides during the Napoleonic wars. |
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Accession number | C.26-1915 |
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Record created | June 6, 2005 |
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