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Saucer

Object Name:
Saucer
Object ID:
1977.007.16 b
Date:
1844
Description:
Saucer, Lustreware. One of a set with a teacup. Saucer with sixteen faceted sides. Molded scroll design and scalloped rim and shallow base ring. Body is white with handpainted purple lustre design including sprigs on every other face and a single band around the rim. Impressed maker's mark on bottom: a diamond shape with a circular tip, the roman numeral "IV". Upper part of diamond has the letter "C" (indicates the year of manufacture as 1844). Center of diamond has the letters "Rd" and the left corner has a letter D". The rest of the mark is illegible. Painted on the bottom in purple lustre "2047". Adhesive tape on bottom with purchase infromation appears to read "St Jame's Antique Shop / OCT. 1958".
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:
H-1.1 Dia-5.875 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Foster E. Sturtevant
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