Saucer

Date1765-1775

Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

MediumPorcelain, soft-paste

DimensionsH: 1"; Diam: 5 1/8in.

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Clarke

Object number1979-230,B

DescriptionSaucer with gently flaring sides from small foot ring. White-gray body with blue-ish glaze. With dark blue scale ground and three large reserves, three medium, and six smaller ones. The large reserves painted as cartouches with gilt double ogee borders and comprising two of the same scenes as the cup (acc. no. 1979-230, A). The one scene comprising a boy in yellow jacket and red breeches with drum. The other, a youth in red robes playing a triangle. The last, a girl in magenta dress with what appears to be a sort of mandolin. All in a garden surround in the style of Pillement. The medium reserves between the larger scenes and each with a single bird in red, magenta, and black. The smallest reserves decorated as cartouches around the rim, each with a different insect. Center with ciselee gilt floral spray to bottom and bordered in gilt pattern.
Inscribedno
MarkingsSquare fret, in underglaze blue
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. J. McGregor Atewart, Halifax, N.S.
Sotheby's, 13 November 1973, Lot 16.
Bought by Amor for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clarke (Acc. No. 302)