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Saucer: C.683.2A-1991

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Saucer. Hard-paste porcelain, finely potted, painted in famille rose enamels, turquoise, blue, yellow, green, brown, black, and rose.
The saucer is decorated with two scroll-shaped panels containing mountainous landscape and river scenes divided by two medallions of peony heads and a central medallion. On the saucer is a dragon, reserved on a deep rose ground. The underside is undecorated

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 11.5 cm
Height: 2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
18th Century
After 1736 - Circa 1795

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( famille rose)

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain, finely potted, painted in famille rose enamels, turquoise, blue, yellow, green, brown, black, rose

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular white with three blue circles

  • Text: p/p
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular with pale blue border

  • Text: No 17 pair 16 & 17
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.683.2A-1991
Primary reference Number: 21613
Old object number: CHICER/180(2)

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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