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1962-27,1&2 with 1962-28,1&2 and 1968-419
Saucer
1962-27,1&2 with 1962-28,1&2 and 1968-419

Saucer

Date1752-1758
Artist/Maker Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (1745-1769)
MediumPorcelain, Soft-paste
DimensionsDia: 6 1/4"; H: 1 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-27,2
DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain saucer with trimmed foot. The saucer has asymmetrical, hand painted decoration. There are two birds on a branch on one side and one butterfly on the other side. The outer rim has a line of red, iron oxide.
Label TextThese may be the "round water cups and saucers" or the "water cups and saucers with birds" listed in the 1755 Chelsea catalog. Englishmen did not normally drink water with their meals in the eighteenth century, but finger bowls, usually called "water glasses,” were used in some homes.
MarkingsRed anchor painted on bottom.
ProvenanceEx coll: M.G. Kaufman, Chicago, purchased from Charles Corky (sp?) in Chicago in 1941
Exhibition(s)
1962-27,1&2 with 1962-28,1&2 and 1968-419
1752-1758
KC1968-597
1752-1758
KC1973-726
1752-1758
No image number on slide
1752-1758
DS1988-0061
1752-1758
DS1988-0063
1752-1758
DS1997-0491
ca. 1758
DS1997-0481
1744-1749
1962-27,1&2 with 1962-28,1&2 and 1968-419
1752-1758
1962-27,1&2 with 1962-28,1&2 and 1968-419
1752-1758
KC1968-591
1752-1758
KC1973-695
ca. 1758