Saucer
late 18th century (made)
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Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With straight slanting sides and round the rim is a border of bleu de roi with gilt scrollwork on which are reserved three medallions containing insects. In the centre is a bird.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Tournai porcelain factory, Tournai, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Saucer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With straight slanting sides and round the rim is a border of bleu de roi with gilt scrollwork on which are reserved three medallions containing insects. In the centre is a bird. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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| Accession number | C.1683A-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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