Saucer

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted and gilded. Moulded in the shape of a lotus-flower with two rows of petals in reserve on a pink ground. Bordered with gilt cell-pattern.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted and gilded, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1770
Physical description
Saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted and gilded. Moulded in the shape of a lotus-flower with two rows of petals in reserve on a pink ground. Bordered with gilt cell-pattern.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A crown over two 'L's (In underglaze blue)
  • '8Z' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Rev. Alfred Duane Pell
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.998-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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