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

Saucer

ca. 1790-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with blue enamel. With the initials 'C H S' surmounted by a crest consisting of a portcullis.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with blue enamel
Brief description
Saucer of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with blue enamel, Isleworth porcelain factory, Isleworth, ca. 1790-1795.
Physical description
Saucer of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed with blue enamel. With the initials 'C H S' surmounted by a crest consisting of a portcullis.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'C H S' (Surmounted by the crest)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by G. C. Parr, Esq., in 1874. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3774-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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