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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Saucer

ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, and painted with a landscape of 'Denbigh Castle'. Decorated with a wide border of anthemion ornament and the surface is covered with a vermiculated pattern in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1810.
Physical description
Saucer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, and painted with a landscape of 'Denbigh Castle'. Decorated with a wide border of anthemion ornament and the surface is covered with a vermiculated pattern in gold.
Dimensions
  • Approx. diameter: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Denbigh Castle' (Painted in red on the back)
  • 'B F B' under a crown (Impressed)
  • 'BARR FLIGHT & BARR / Royal Porcelain Works / WORCESTER. / London-House / FLIGHT & BARR / Coventry Street' within an oval surrounded by 'Manufacturers to theirMajesties, Prince of Wales, and Royal Family.Established 1751' and surmounted by a crown and Prince of Wales' feathers (Painted in red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Part of a tea and coffee service C.492 to BB-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.492R-1935

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Record createdJuly 14, 2009
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