Saucer
ca. 1820 (made)
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Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with a pattern in imitation of Japanese Imari ware, with the rim divided into panels containing conventional flowering plants and rockwork, and painted in underglaze blue, green, red and with gilding. The centre has five bees flying above rocks and a fence.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1820. |
| Physical description | Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with a pattern in imitation of Japanese Imari ware, with the rim divided into panels containing conventional flowering plants and rockwork, and painted in underglaze blue, green, red and with gilding. The centre has five bees flying above rocks and a fence. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Part of two cups and saucers C.336 to C-1935. |
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| Accession number | C.336C-1935 |
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| Record created | June 29, 2009 |
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