Saucer
ca. 1741 (made)
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Saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Moulded in wavy lobes with scallop shells in relief inside rim. Painted in enamel colours with a central roundel of diaper and floral ornament in Imari style around which are arranged three 'island style' chinoiseries. Gilt reliefs and edge. Outside poor quality Indian flowers.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
Brief description | Saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler, made at Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1741 |
Physical description | Saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Moulded in wavy lobes with scallop shells in relief inside rim. Painted in enamel colours with a central roundel of diaper and floral ornament in Imari style around which are arranged three 'island style' chinoiseries. Gilt reliefs and edge. Outside poor quality Indian flowers. |
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Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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Accession number | 32-1908 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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