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Saucer

Object Name:
Saucer
Object ID:
1988.032.02
Creator:
Podmore, Walker & CompanyManufacturer; Evans & HillRetailer
Place of Origin:
Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
Date:
1847-1859
Description:
Saucer. Transfer printed earthenware. Blue transfer print design. Plain circular rim. Base ring present. Center of obverse depicts an Asian scene with pagoda-style house in foreground with fence and staircase. Large tree in foreground. Buildings with steeples in background. Rim border design includes six urns separated with groups of flowers in scrolls. Several marks on back include blue underglaze transfer print in several different type faces: "EVANS & HILL / Concord N H / IMPORTERS." Also in blue is the number 4. Hand scratched on bottom: "SYH."
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H-1.2 Dia-6 inches
Provenance:
One of several items with N.H. marks, given by Lt. Col. & Mrs. James Alexander Boyd of Northwood, N.H. No other provenance given.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lt. Col. James A. and Nancy R. Boyd, Jr.
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