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

Saucer

1725-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Painted with a hunting scene in colours. At rim a band of gold lace. Scattered early Deutsche Blumen.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, 1725-1735
Physical description
Saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Painted with a hunting scene in colours. At rim a band of gold lace. Scattered early Deutsche Blumen.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue)
  • '7' (In gold)
  • 'X' (Incised)
Credit line
Given by Mr C.B. Farmer, Esq.
Object history
From same service as 2017-1855.
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1007-1917

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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