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Saucer

Saucer

  • Place of origin:

    Bristol (made)

  • Date:

    late 18th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Bristol porcelain factory (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Porcelain painted and gilded

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Miss E. Mackworth Dolben

  • Museum number:

    811-1892

  • Gallery location:

    Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 12, shelf 2

Physical description

Saucer of porcelain painted in green with festoons of leaves forming a hexagon, and with a band of flowers round the edge. Decorated with lines and rosettes in gold.

Place of Origin

Bristol (made)

Date

late 18th century (made)

Artist/maker

Bristol porcelain factory (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Porcelain painted and gilded

Marks and inscriptions

'B'
In blue

Dimensions

Height: 3.8 cm, Diameter: 13.9 cm

Descriptive line

Saucer of porcelain painted and gilded, possibly made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, late 18th century

Materials

Porcelain

Techniques

Painted; Gilded

Subjects depicted

Flowers; Festoons; Leaves; Rosettes

Categories

Ceramics; Porcelain

Collection

Ceramics Collection

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