Tea Bowl and Saucer

ca. 1805-1814 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, with soft-looking glaze. Decorated with a Chinese export pattern of flower sprays and with borders of iron red flower sprays with black leaves contained in panels reserved on a pink diaper ground. At the very rim a pattern like ermine markings in pink.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Saucer
  • Tea Bowl
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Tea bowl and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels; possibly Coalport Porcelain Factory, England (Coalport), ca. 1805-14
Physical description
Tea bowl and saucer of hard-paste porcelain, with soft-looking glaze. Decorated with a Chinese export pattern of flower sprays and with borders of iron red flower sprays with black leaves contained in panels reserved on a pink diaper ground. At the very rim a pattern like ermine markings in pink.
Dimensions
  • Tea bowl diameter: 8.7cm
  • Saucer diameter: 13.9cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs Mary Blande Dick
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.43&A-1974

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest