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Saucer

Object Name:
Saucer
Object ID:
1914.014.128
Place of Origin:
China
Date:
1788-1800
Description:
Saucer. Porcelain, Red enamel, painted; round tray on stand; flared edge with six lobes around circumference. Painted polychrome decoration, predominately blue and orange-red. Inside border composed of dots, lines & trailing designs. Undulating line around circumference of inner bottom surface. Basket of flowers with ribbon handle and dependent tassels as central motif on bottom. Outer surface undecorated. Traces of gilding on rim. Probably used as stand for teapot numbered 1914.14.127.
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:
H-0.6 Dia-6 inches
Provenance:
Ceramics collected by Martha E. Durgin (1833-1916) of Concord, NH. She began collecting in the late 1880s and donated the collection to the Society in 1914.
Credit Line:
Gift of Martha E. Durgin
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