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Factory: Spode
Bone china, painted with flowers in polychrome enamels, and gilt
Bone china, moulded, glazed, and painted in blue, yellow, shades of green, pink, red, purple, grey, and black enamels, and gilt. The circular saucer has deep curved sides, and a recessed base. The interior is decorated with a broad border of mixed flowers, including rose, convolvulous, and nasturtium, reserved in a gold ground. Below the rim is a reserved white rectangular zig-zag border, and there is a similar border around the central undecorated medallion.
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Diameter: 14 cm
Height: 3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1932) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1820
Decoration composed of enamels ( polychrome) gold
Moulding
: Bone china, painted in polychrome enamels, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.151A-1932
Primary reference Number: 40615
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Saucer" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/40615 Accessed: 2024-12-19 10:22:04
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