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Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain saucer, decorated with a central landscape medallion surrounded by floral sprays, underglaze in blue, onglaze in polychrome enamels and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain saucer, decorated underglaze in blue, onglaze in polychrome enamels and gilding. Circular with fluted, rounded sides, standing on a footring. Painted with a central landscape medallion in coloured enamels within a gilt band and turquoise husk border, surrounded by three trailing floral sprays separated by butterflies. Round the rim there is a bright underglaze blue band decorated with a gilt chain link motif and edged below with gilt C-scrolls; above, there is a gilt dentil edging.
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Diameter: 13.7 cm
Height: 2.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1931) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1770
-
1775
Decoration composed of enamels ( polychrome) cobalt-blue gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.15-1931
Primary reference Number: 33112
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Saucer" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/33112 Accessed: 2024-11-18 10:49:37
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