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

Saucer

ca. 1753-1754 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Fluted with a scalloped edge painted with a brown line. Decorated with small sprays of flowers and insects.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1753-1754.
Physical description
Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Fluted with a scalloped edge painted with a brown line. Decorated with small sprays of flowers and insects.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor (In red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Part of a set of two cups and saucers C.231 to C-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.231B-1935

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Record createdJune 22, 2009
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