Saucer
ca. 1770-83 (made)
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Saucer of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and moulded in slight relief, painted with a garland of flowers, and the border is in blue and gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded |
| Brief description | Saucer of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and moulded in slight relief, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770-83 |
| Physical description | Saucer of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and moulded in slight relief, painted with a garland of flowers, and the border is in blue and gold. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in gold on underside) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Part of a set 414:392/ to C-1885 (Sch. I 366 to C); on which, however, see below. Lady Charlotte Schreiber bought one cup and saucer from Walker, Bath, for 17 shillings 6 pence in December 1866 and the other from Brookes, London, for £2 5 shillings in February 1867. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
| Production | Probably decorated outside the factory (see Stephen Mitchell, The Marks on Chelsea-Derby and Early Crossed-Batons Useful Wares, 2007, pl.27 iii-iv) |
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| Other number | Sch. I 366A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:392/A-1885 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2009 |
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