Saucer

Date1770-1780

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed (Creamware) with red, green, yellow, and black

DimensionsDiam.: 5 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Antique Collectors' Guild in Memory of Mary Kahoe Irvin

Object number2000-152,1B

DescriptionCreamware saucer decorated in the so-called King's Rose pattern composed of a central rose surrounded by smaller flowers and foliage in a polychrome palette. A trail of smaller red flowers with green foliage trails around the rim of the saucer and other floral sprays are scattered over the surface. The interior rim of the saucer is embellished with a thin line of red enamel decoration.