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Pair of saucer dishes
Maker: Unknown
Hard-paste porcelain of eggshell quality painted in pale washed tones of aubergine, iron-red, yellow, turquoise and green enamels outlined in sepia with butterflies and red-berried boughs.
Saucer dish. Hard-paste porcelain of eggshell quality painted in pale washed tones of aubergine, iron-red, yellow, turquoise and green enamels outlined in sepia. The shallow, rounded sides spring from a low tapered foot. The interior has a slightly recessed centre which is very delicately painted with three butterflies hovering beside a red-berried bough with bright leaves of green and turquoise. The branches extend over the rim onto the underside which is also decorated with two aubergine and pale yellow butterflies. A pair with OC.9-1936.
History note: Unknown before testator
Bequeathed by R.R. Cory
Diameter: 15.5 cm
Height: 3.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1934) by Cory, Reginald R.
Qing Dynasty
Yongzheng (1723-1735)
Circa
1723
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Circa
1735
Decoration composed of enamels ( aubergine, iron-red, yellow, turquoise and green outlined in sepia)
Accession number: OC.10-1936
Primary reference Number: 99036
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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